Nick Joaquin (1917-2004) is widely considered the most important Filipino writer in English.
He has written widely on the political and cultural history of the Philippines, and his works include Contracting Colonialism , White Love and Other Events in Filipino History , The Promise of the Foreign , and, most recently, Motherless Tongues: The Insurgency of Language Amid Wars of Translation ..
Rafael a professor of history at the University of Washington, specializing in southeast Asian history.
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She lives in New York City and western Massachusetts.
Her third novel, Gun Dealers\' Daughter , was shortlisted for the William Saroyan International Prize and won the PEN/Open Book Award.
Gina Apostol won the Philippine National Book Award for her first two novels, Bibliolepsy and The Revolution According to Raymundo Mata .
His works include two novels, The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Cave and Shadows ; three collections of short fiction; two volumes of poetry; and numerous works of nonfiction.
A novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, journalist, and biographer, he was honored for his work as a National Artist of the Philippines.
Nick Joaquin (1917-2004) is widely considered the most important Filipino writer in English
