Bienvenido santos autobiography format
Bienvenido N. Santos was a Filipino-American writer born in in Manila who lived much of his life in the United States.!
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.
This paper focuses on the last autobiography which mainly looks at Santos's experiences as a pensionado in America.
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.