F. Sionil José
Francisco Sionil José (December 3, 1924 – January 6, 2022) was a Filipino writer who was one of the most widely read in the English language. A
National Artist of the Philippines for Literature, which was bestowed upon him in 2001, José's
novels and
short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and
colonialism in Filipino society. His works—written in English—have been
translated into 28 languages, including
Korean,
Indonesian,
Czech,
Russian,
Latvian,
Ukrainian and
Dutch. He was often considered the leading Filipino candidate for the
Nobel Prize in Literature.
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