Busabos ng Palad (Pauper of Fate[1] or The Wretched[2]) is a Tagalog-language novel written by Filipino novelist Faustino Aguilar in 1909.

Apart from tackling the "ills and injustices" in Philippine society, Busabos ng Palad revolves around love, romance,[3] tragedy, and prostitution.

[4] The novel was written by Aguilar during a time in the American occupation of the Philippines (1898–1946) when the "cabarets and dancing halls", and similar establishments became common in Manila.

[4] According to literary critic Soledad Reyes, Busabos ng Palad is one among several Tagalog-language novels that defended, with "compassion and sympathy", women who fell victim to white slavery.

"Kwalta, Ang Sagradong Puta, Pagwawaldas: Politiken Sekswal sa BUSABOS NG PALAD," DILIMAN GENDER REVIEW, 2019.