AUTHOR MEET & BOOK SIGNING EVENT
November 17, 2025 • 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
College Learning Commons
Kolehiyo ng Lungsod ng Dasmariñas
Featuring two acclaimed fiction by Cymbeline R Villamin
A Celebration of Storytelling, Heritage, and the Human Heart
Step into a world where Filipino history, memory, and longing come alive on the page. This event brings together two signature works by fictionist Cymbeline Villamin, whose literary voice blends sensuality, introspection, cultural rootedness, and bold emotional landscapes.
Readers-- students, teachers, and librarians are invited to discover the artistry, social insight, and imaginative depth behind Ang Maghuhurno and Lovers in Kyoto, two narratives that speak to different geographies, but share a common pulse: the complexity of human love.
Ang Maghuhurno
A Tagalog Novel of Legacy, Love, and the Slow Burning Rise of Revolution
Set across centuries of Philippine history, Ang Maghuhurno traces the lineage of a remarkable family of bakers whose craft becomes intertwined with rebellion, betrayal, and nation-building. At its heart is Eliza, a secret revolutionary once aligned with Bonifacio before moving to Aguinaldo’s faction— her quiet artistry masking a life charged with danger, passion, and ideological fire.
Through the generations, the heat of the oven mirrors the heat of political and personal transformation. The novel blends:
Historical fiction grounded in Philippine revolutionary movements
Family saga filled with buried secrets, generational memory, and inherited desires
Sensual lyricism that explores how bodies, labor, and love shape destiny
Cultural reflection on the artisanship of bread as both sustenance and metaphor
A rich text for courses in Philippine Literature, History, Cultural Studies, Creative Writing, and Sociology, Ang Maghuhurno invites academic dialogue on nationhood, identity, and the evolution of Filipino womanhood.
Lovers in Kyoto
An English Novella of Intimacy, Solitude, and Cross-Cultural Desire
Set in the quiet beauty of Japan’s cultural heart, Lovers in Kyoto immerses readers in a lyrical tale of two souls drawn together by longing, impermanence, and unspoken need.
Against the backdrop of temples, autumn leaves, narrow lanes, and shifting light, the novella explores:
The psychology of solitude and emotional vulnerability
Cross-cultural romantic tension
The body as a site of memory and revelation
Desire that is tender, restrained, and poetic
Ideal for World Literature, Asian Studies, Comparative Literature, and Creative Writing classes, the novella offers a refined meditation on modern relationships, displacement, and the fragile art of loving across cultures.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
✅ Author Talk – Insights on writing, research, and crafting emotional truth
✅ Q&A Session – For students, educators, and creative writers
✅ Book Signing – Copies available at the venue
✅ Meet & Greet – Conversations with the author
