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Nick Joaquín

Born

in Paco, Manila, Philippines

May 04, 1917

Died

April 29, 2004

Website

https://www.facebook.com/NickJoaquinLives/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, History, Short Stories

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Nicomedes Márquez Joaquín (1917–2004) was a Filipino writer and journalist best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen name Quijano de Manila. In 1976, Joaquin was conferred the rank and title of National Artist of the Philippines for Literature. He has been considered one of the most important Filipino writers, along with José Rizal and Claro M. Recto. Unlike Rizal and Recto, whose works were written in Spanish, Joaquin's major works were written in English despite being a native Spanish speaker.

Before becoming one of the leading practitioners of Philippine literature in English, he was a seminarian in Hong Kong – who later realized that he could better serve God and humanity by being a ...more

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Average rating: 4.12 · 7,119 ratings · 570 reviews · 74 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Woman Who Had Two Navels 3.96 avg rating — 1,389 ratings — published 1961 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Question of Heroes 4.32 avg rating — 827 ratings — published 1977 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Culture and History 4.19 avg rating — 570 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	May Day Eve and Other Stories 4.19 avg rating — 538 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical Gothic by Nick Joaquín, Gina Apostol (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Vicente L. Rafael (Introduction) 4.16 avg rating — 484 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cave and Shadows 4.02 avg rating — 452 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino: An Elegy in Three Scenes 4.15 avg rating — 375 ratings — published 1966 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Summer Solstice and Other Stories 4.04 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Manila, My Manila by Nick Joaquín, Bert Gallardo (Illustrator), Andrés Cristóbal Cruz (Foreword by) 4.27 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cándido's Apocalypse 4.01 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The identity of the Filipino today is of a person asking what is his identity.”
― Nick Joaquín, Culture and History

tags: filipino, identity

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“The point is not how we use a tool, but how it uses us.”
― Nick Joaquín, Culture and History

tags: technology

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“Identity is the history that has gone into bone and blood and reshaped the flesh. Identity is not what we were but what we have become what we are at this moment.”
― Nick Joaquín, Culture and History

tags: history, identity

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