Francisco Arcellana
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Francisco "Franz" Arcellana (September 6, 1916 – August 1, 2002) was a Filipino writer, poet, essayist, critic, journalist and teacher.
Biography
Francisco Arcellana was born on September 6, 1916. He already had ambitions of becoming a writer early in his childhood. His actual writing, however, started when he became a member of
He is considered an important progenitor of the modern Filipino short story in English. Arcellana pioneered the development of the short story as a lyrical prose-poetic form within Filipino literature. His works are now often taught in tertiary-level syllabi in the
The University of the Philippines conferred upon Arcellana a doctorate in humane letters, honoris causa in 1989. Francisco Arcellana was proclaimed National Artist of the Philippines in Literature on May 23, 1990 by then Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino.[4]
In 2009, or seven years after his death, his family came out with a book to pay tribute to National Artist for Literature Arcellana. The book entitled Franz is a collection of essays gathered by the Arcellana family from colleagues, friends, students and family members, including fellow National Artist
Arcellana died on August 1, 2002. As a National Artist, he received a state funeral at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
His grandson Liam Hertzsprung performed a piano concert in 2005 dedicated to him.
Books
Arcellana's published books include:
- Selected Stories (1963)
- Poetry and Politics: The State of Original Writing in English in the Philippines Today (1979)
- The Francisco Arcellana Sampler (1991).
References
- ^ Morales, Natalia M.L.M. A Haiku for Sir Franz, In Memorilmam: Franz Arcellana grande, Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 13, 2002, www.tinig.net
- ^ Global Pinoy [dead link]
- The Philippine STAR.
- ^ "National Commission for Culture and the Arts". Archived from the original on July 26, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- The Philippine STAR.