Nínay

<p><b>Published just two years before Joséeacute; Rizal's national epic <i>Touch Me Not</i> Pedro A. Paterno’s <i>Níiacute;nay</i> is a cultural novel that portrays Philippine society to an international non-Filipino audience.</b></p><p>Considered to be the first novel published by a Native Filipino author <i>Nínay</i> follows the life love and death of a young woman named Antonina Milo y Buisan or Nínay for short. Her story is told by a young man named Taric to an unknown narrator over the course of the nine-day vigil of Pasiyam. Recounting the passionate affair in the time of cholera between Nínay and the highly regarded Don Carlos Mabagsic Taric explores the journey of two young lovers and the events that lead to their eventual separation.<p>Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>