Bienvenido santos autobiography books
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Bienvenido N. Santos
Born
in Tondo, Manila, PhilippinesMarch 22, 1911
Died
January 07, 1996
Website
http://www.bensantos.net/
Genre
Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Poetry
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Bienvenido N. Santos was born in Tondo, Manila, on March 22, 1911. When Santos started school, the Philippines was already a colony of the United States and instruction was in English. In his early attempts at creative writing, Santos developed an ear for three kinds of communication: Pampango in the songs his mother sang at home; English in the poems and stories his teacher read at school; and Tagalog in the street life of the Tondo slums.
Santos left for America in September 1941 as a pensionado (scholar) of the Philippine Commonwealth government. Thirty years old and an established short story writer in English at home, he enrolled at the University of Illinois in the master's program in English. When war broke out in December, he found hBienvenido N. Santos was born in Tondo, Manila, on March 22, 1911. When Santos started school, the Philippines was already a colony of the United States and instruction was in English. In his early attempts at creative writing, Santos developed an ear for three kinds of communication: Pampango in the songs his mother sang at ho
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Bienvenido N. Santos
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His works incorporate the following:
Novels
- The Man Who (Thought He) Looked Regard Robert Taylor
- Brother My Brother
- The Praying Man
- The Volcano
- Villa Magdalena
- What the Float up For Set your mind at rest
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Bienvenido Santos
Filipino novelist
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Nuqui and the surname or paternal family name is Santos.
Bienvenido N. Santos | |
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| Born | March 22, 1911 Tondo, Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | January 7, 1996(1996-01-07) (aged 84) Legazpi City, Albay, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | fiction, poetry |
| Notable works | Scent of Apples |
| Notable awards | Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards (1956, 1961, 1965) Republic Cultural Heritage Award in Literature American Book Award (1980) Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship |
Bienvenido Nuqui Santos (March 22, 1911 – January 7, 1996) was a Filipino-American fiction, poetry and nonfiction writer. He was born and raised in Tondo, Manila. His family roots are originally from Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines. He lived in the United States for many years where he is widely credited as a pioneering Asian-American writer.
Biography
[edit]Santos received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Philippines where he first studied creative writing under Paz Marquez Benitez. In 1941, Santos was a government pensionado (scholar) to the United States at the University of Illinois, Columbia University, and Harvard