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Carmen Guerrero-Nákpil

カルメン・ゲレロ・ナクピル

Kāmen Guerrero-Nákpil

Aliases: Carmen Francisco Guerrero / Chitang
Pen Names: Filosofo TassoUsed as a byline

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1922-07-19 (Ermita, Manila)
Died
2018-07-30 (Makati) age 96
Nationality
Filipino
Languages
English, Tagalog
Residence History
Manila → Makati

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Author, Historian, Public servant
Active Years
1942-2018
Affiliations
National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Technology Resource Center, Manila Historical Commission
Memberships
UNESCO Executive Board
Influenced By
León María Guerrero
Influenced
Lisa Guerrero-Nakpil

Education

Saint Theresa's College of Quezon City
Literature
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Period: 1930年代-1942年
Year of Graduation: 1942
Country: Philippines
Edited campus newspaper The Orion

Awards

Southeast Asian Writer's Award
1990
Organization: S.E.A. Write
Result: 受賞
Gawad Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas Award
1988
Category: English fiction
Result: 受賞
National Book Award
1990
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Rice Conspiracy: A Novel

1990 Fiction

A novel

Philippine society

Woman Enough: and Other Essays

1963 Nonfiction

Collection of essays

WomenIdentity

Myself, Elsewhere

2006 Autobiography

First part of autobiographical trilogy

AutobiographyFamily

Bibliography

  • Woman Enough: and Other Essays (1963)
  • Question of Identity (1973)
  • The Philippines and the Filipino (1977)
  • The Philippines - The Land and the People (1989)
  • Heroes and Villains (2010)
  • Myself, Elsewhere (2006)
  • Legends and Adventures (2007)
  • Exeunt (2009)
  • The Rice Conspiracy: A Novel (1990)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
EssayisticCritical
Recurring Motifs
Philippine historyIdentity

Health

  • Pneumonia
    2018年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Renowned Filipino journalist, historian, and author who served as chairperson of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines.

In Popular Culture

  • Daughter Gemma Cruz-Araneta was Miss International 1964

Trivia

  • In Philippine naming convention, birth middle name Francisco, birth surname Guerrero, marital name Nákpil.
  • Brother was diplomat León Ma. Guerrero III.