Pinoy Pod 38
This week on Pinoy Pod, we talk to Bay Area writer Tony Joaquin, who is writing a biography about his uncle, Nick Joaquin, one of the Philippines' most revered literary figures.
In a career that spanned more than half a century, Nick Joaquin wrote novels, poems, plays, essays and biographies, exploring many facets of Philippine history in the 20th century from the American colonial period to the Marcos regime.
Joaquin, who died in 2004, was named National Artist of the Philippines in the 1970s.
In an interview, Tony Joaquin recalls his uncle's passion for literature, his kindness and courage, and his impressive literary legacy.
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The legacy of Nick Joaquin
This week on Pinoy Pod, we talk to Bay Area writer Tony Joaquin, who is writing a biography about his uncle, Nick Joaquin, one of the Philippines' most revered literary figures.
In a career that spanned more than half a century, Nick Joaquin wrote novels, poems, plays, essays and biographies, exploring many facets of Philippine history in the 20th century from the American colonial period to the Marcos regime.
Joaquin, who died in 2004, was named National Artist of the Philippines in the 1970s.
In an interview, Tony Joaquin recalls his uncle's passion for literature, his kindness and courage, and his impressive literary legacy.
MORE ON PINOY POD AT SFGATE.COM
LISTEN/PAKINGGAN
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