Francisco Sionil Jose
Born: December 3, 1924
"Authors like myself choose the city as a setting for their fiction because the city itself illustrates the progress or the sophistication that a particular country has achieved. Or, on the other hand, it might also reflect the kind of decay, both social and perhaps moral, that has come upon a particular people."-F. Sionil José,
Born: December 3, 1924
"Authors like myself choose the city as a setting for their fiction because the city itself illustrates the progress or the sophistication that a particular country has achieved. Or, on the other hand, it might also reflect the kind of decay, both social and perhaps moral, that has come upon a particular people."-F. Sionil José,
Is one of the most widely-read Filipino writers in the English Language. His Novels and Short Stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society. Jose's works - written in English - have been translated into 22 languages, including Korean, Indonesian, Russian, Latvian, Ukrainian, Dutch.
José attended the University of Santo Thomas after World War II, but dropped out and plunged into writing and journalism in Manila. In subsequent years, he edited various literary and journalistic publications, started a publishing house, and founded the Philippine branch of PEN,an international organization for writers. Jose received numerous awards for his work. The Pretenders is his most popular novel, which is the story of one man's alienation from his poor background and the decadence of his wife's wealthy family
Throughout his career, Jose's writings espouse social justice and change to better the lives of average Filipino families. He is one of the most critically acclaimed Filipino authors internationally, although much underrated in his own country because of his authentic Filipino English and his anti-elite views.
WEB RESOURCES:
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Sionil_Jose)
(http://gopangasinan.blogspot.com/2007/01/francisco-sionil-jose-called-philippine.html)
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José attended the University of Santo Thomas after World War II, but dropped out and plunged into writing and journalism in Manila. In subsequent years, he edited various literary and journalistic publications, started a publishing house, and founded the Philippine branch of PEN,an international organization for writers. Jose received numerous awards for his work. The Pretenders is his most popular novel, which is the story of one man's alienation from his poor background and the decadence of his wife's wealthy family
Throughout his career, Jose's writings espouse social justice and change to better the lives of average Filipino families. He is one of the most critically acclaimed Filipino authors internationally, although much underrated in his own country because of his authentic Filipino English and his anti-elite views.
WEB RESOURCES:
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Sionil_Jose)
(http://gopangasinan.blogspot.com/2007/01/francisco-sionil-jose-called-philippine.html)
SOURCE OF PHOTO:
(http://totomel.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/amihan_a_varsitarian_memoir1.jpg)
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