Nicomedes Márquez Joaquín è stato uno scrittore, storico e giornalista filippino, rinomato per i suoi racconti e romanzi in lingua inglese. Le sue opere si addentrano profondamente nella storia e nella cultura filippina, intrecciando magistralmente realtà e mito. Lo stile distintivo di Joaquín e la sua profonda comprensione della psiche filippina lo affermano come una voce preminente nella letteratura filippina in lingua inglese.
"The Philippines is central to two empires, the Spanish and the American. Joaquin is central to the literature of the Philippines. To read Joaquin is to gain access to how three cultures intersected in the Pacific, mixing explosively with blood, violence, and fantasy in ways that foreshadow what is happening in the Philippines today."--Amazon.com.
Now available internationally! This definitive volume brings together Nick Joaquin s classic play, A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino, Rolando Tinio s libretto of Ang Larawan, The Musical (which is based on the play), and the screenplay of Ang Larawan, The Movie. Includes 16 pages of photos of the stage musical and movie, the last interview of Tinio, a learning guide, the behind-the-scenes photos of the film-making process and more. An indispensable guide for students and teachers. A collector s item for theater and film fans. A book that truly captures Joaquin s vocation, To remember and to sing!