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Story of A Son is Born by Manuel Arguilla?
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What is the Summary of A son is born by manuel Arguilla?
Set in a Philippine barrio at Christmastime, it relates the story of the birth of the third son in a poor provincial family. The eldest son explains to his younger brother the traditional practices that are involved in the birth of the baby. The story serves mainly to paint a quaint picture of barrio life by presenting local color and the rhythms of the lives of simple folk.
What is the biography of Manuel Arguilla?
Manuel Estabillo Arguilla (1911 - 1944) was an Ilokano writer in English, patriot, and martyr.He is known for his widely anthologized short story "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife," the main story in the collection "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife and Other Short Stories" which won first prize in the Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940.His stories "Midsummer" and "Heat" was published in the United States by the Prairie Schooner.Most of Arguilla's stories depict scenes in Barrio Nagrebcan, Bauang, La Union where he was born. His bond with his birthplace, forged by his dealings with the peasant folk of Ilocos, remained strong even after he moved to Manila where he studied at the University of the Philippines where he finished BS Education in 1933 and where he became a member and later the president of the U.P. Writer's Club and editor of the university's Literary Apprentice.He married Lydia Villanueva, another talented writer in English, and they lived in Ermita, Manila. Here, F. Sionil José, another seminal Filipino writer in English, recalls often seeing him in the National Library, which was then in the basement of what is now the National Museum. "you couldn't miss him", Jose describes Arguilla, "because he had this black patch on his cheek, a birthmark or an overgrown mole. He was writing then those famous short stories and essays which I admired." [1]He became a creative writing teacher at the University of Manila and later worked at the Bureau of Public Welfare as managing editor of the bureau's publication Welfare Advocate until 1943. He was later appointed to the Board of Censors. He secretly organized a guerrilla intelligence unit against the Japanese.In October 1944, he was captured, tortured and executed by the Japanese army at Fort Santiago.
Where was Manuel Ocampo born?
Manuel Ocampo was born in the Philippines.
When was Manuel Ruprecht born?
Manuel Ruprecht was born in 1994.
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Manuel Struffolino was born in 1980.
When was Manuel Lommel born?
Manuel Lommel was born in 1949.
When was Manuel Broekman born?
Manuel Broekman was born in 1987.
When was Manuel Musto born?
Manuel Musto was born in 1893.
When was Manuel Moroun born?
Manuel Moroun was born in 1926.
When was Manuel Posadas born?
Manuel Posadas was born in 1860.
When was Manuel Morato born?
Manuel Morato was born in 1933.
