Got into writing just before the war, Nick Joaquin started out as a versifier, experimented with fiction, was noticed and hailed by Jose Garcia Villa, and settled down as journalist after the war, when he made Quijano de Manila his famous byline as a reported for the Free Press Magazine. Since then he has also made a name for himself as novelist, playwright, historian, biographer and beer drinker. 336 pages 7 x 5 inches copyright 1991 paperback |
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