F. Sionil José Writer

Francisco Sionil José (born 3 December 1924) 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. José's works—written in English—have been translated into 22 languages, including Korean, Indonesian, Czech, Russian, Latvian, Ukrainian and Dutch.

Personal facts

F. Sionil José
PseudonymF. Sionil José
Birth dateDecember 03, 1924
Birth nameFrancisco Sionil José
Birth place
Philippines , Rosales Pangasinan , Pangasinan
Nationality
Filipino people
Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Education
University of Santo Tomas

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Writer

Career start1962
award
Philippines
English language
genre
Non-fiction
influenced by
movement
Philippine literature in English

Topical connections

Alberto RomuloSenator
Andrea VeneracionMusical artist
Antonio AbadWriter
Ang KiukokArtist

F. Sionil José on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://fsioniljose.blogspot.com
  2. http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?query=F.+Sionil+Jose&srchst=nyt
  3. http://www.amazon.com/s?rs=1000&rh=n%3A1000%2Cp%5F27%3AF.%20Sionil%20Jos%C3%A9&page=1
  4. http://www.eclectica.org/v1n2/gaborro.html
  5. http://www.fsioniljose.tk
  6. http://www.nypl.org/searchSum.cfm
  7. http://www.scribd.com/doc/48689567/The-God-Stealer-F-Sionil-Jose
  8. http://www.time.com/time/asia/2003/journey/letters_jose.html