Our Country's Finest

We Filipinos have our very own famous and well-known writers and authors. What's amazing about them is that, given the fact that they wrote in a different language, they're masterpieces still depicts the Filipinos.

Enlisted below are the top three authors wherein I was able to find several information about them:

F. Sionil José

☺ "one of the most widely-read Filipino writers in the English Language"

☺ " his works have been translated into 22 languages"

☺ "Rosales Saga Novels"

☺ "Palanca Awards"

☺ "Jose Rizal"

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

☺"is a Filipina author of historical fiction"

☺ "some of Brainard's works include are internationally acclaimed novel"

☺ "When the Rainbow Goddess Wept"

☺ "Fortner Prize"

Jose, Dalisay Jr.

☺ "is a Filipino writer"

☺ "He won 16 Palanca Awards"

☺ " Soledad's Sister "

☺ "Palanca Awards"

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Sionil_Jos%C3%A9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecilia_Manguerra_Brainar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Dalisay,_Jr.

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