Author · Philippines
Nick Joaquin
Died in 2004
Nick Joaquin was born in 1917 in Paco, in Manila, the son of a lawyer. He left school at thirteen and educated himself in his father's library; a novice in a convent in Hong Kong, he left it for journalism, which he practised all his life under the name Quijano de Manila. He was made National Artist for Literature in 1976 and died in 2004; he is regarded as one of the greatest Filipino writers, and his work blends folklore, old Catholic rites and the Spanish heritage in a baroque language.
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- NovelThe Woman Who Had Two NavelsNick Joaquin · 1961Literature