American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1993) Winner
Ninotchka Rosca
ニノチカ・ロスカ
Ninotchka Rosca
Aliases:
Antonia Rosca-Peña
Pen Names:
Ninotchka Rosca（Used as a pen name in her writing career; she later stated that "Ninotchka" is her real name.）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-12-17 （Third Philippine Republic (Philippines)）
- Nationality
- Filipino
- Languages
- English, Filipino
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Residence History
- Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City
Career
- Occupations
- author, feminist, journalist, human rights activist, owl expert
- Active Years
- 1966-
- Affiliations
- AF3IRM (formerly GABNet), Mariposa Center for Change, Sisterhood is Global, Amnesty International, PEN American Center
- Influenced
- Filipina/o American writers
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of the Philippines Diliman | College of Arts and Letters | Comparative Literature (English) | Bachelor of Arts | — | Philippines |
University of the Philippines Diliman
College of Arts and Letters
/ Comparative Literature (English)
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
Philippines
After earning a BA she worked as a journalist. She was taking graduate studies in Asian Studies (Khmer Civilization) when she had to leave the Philippines during the Marcos dictatorship.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | American Book Award | Twice Blessed | — | American Book Awards (Before Columbus Foundation) | 受賞 |
American Book Award
1993
Work:
Twice Blessed
Organization:
American Book Awards (Before Columbus Foundation)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
State of War
1988 political novel / social realismA novel set against the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines that depicts oppression and resistance; regarded as a classic account of ordinary people's experience under dictatorship.
dictatorshipoppression and resistancepolitics and everyday life
Twice Blessed
1992 novel / social satireA novel interweaving family history, immigration experience, and social class; recipient of the 1993 American Book Award.
migrationfamily and identityclass
Endgame: The Fall of Marcos
1987 nonfiction / political historyA reportage-style account of the fall of the Marcos regime, documenting political events and civic struggle.
political changecivil movements
Stories of a Bitter Country
2019 short story collectionA collection of stories portraying the darker aspects of Philippine society and individual struggles; published in recent years.
society's darker sideindividual anguish
Bibliography
- Bitter Country and Other Stories (1970)
- The Monsoon Collection (1983)
- Endgame: The Fall of Marcos (1987)
- State of War (1988)
- Twice Blessed (1992)
- Sugar & Salt (2006)
- Gang of Five (2013)
- Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the World—Portrait of a Revolutionary (co-authored, 2004)
- Folding Water: The Search for a Quantum Theory of Turbulence (co-authored, 2009)
- Stories of a Bitter Country (2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- political and social realismsatirical elementstestimonial/reportage style
- Recurring Motifs
- dictatorship and repressionexile and displacementwomen's oppression and resistancemigration and diaspora
Legacy
Ninotchka Rosca is an internationally recognized writer and activist whose works document the Philippines' dictatorship era and address feminism and human rights. Her English-language writings hold an important place in Filipina/o American literature and she is known for honors such as the 1993 American Book Award.
Academic Societies
- University of the Philippines (alumni)
Quotes
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She has been described as "one of the major players in the saga of Filipina American writers."
Source: World Literature Today (discussion by Rocío G. Davis, 1999) (1999)
Trivia
- She claimed in 2004 that "Ninotchka" is her real name.
- Resides in Jackson Heights, Queens.
- A fan of science fiction; reportedly reads four books a week (three light, one heavy).