Copyright © 1983, 1992 by F. Sionil José
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto.

The three novellas in this work were previously published in the Philippines. “Cadena de Amor” (copyright © 1979 by F. Sionil José) and “Obession” (copyright © 1980 by F. Sionil José) were originally published by Mr. & Mrs. Both these novellas were included in a work entitled Two Filipino Women, published by New Day Publishers, Quezon City, Philippines, in 1981. Copyright © 1981 by F. Sionil José and New Day Publishers. “Platinum” was originally published in Platinum and Ten Filipino Stories published by Solidaridad Publishing House, Manila, Philippines. Copyright © 1983 by F. Sionil José.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

José, F. Sionil (Francisco Sionil)
Three Filipino women/F. Sionil José.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Contents: Cadena de amor—Obsession—Platinum.
eISBN: 978-0-307-83028-9
Women—Philippines—Fiction. I. Title.
PR9550.9.J67A6 1992
823   dc20   92-4096

All events and characters in this book are fictitious.

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