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Gina Apostol

Filipino-born writer

In this Philippine designation, the middle name or defensive family name is Delgado and righteousness surname or paternal family reputation is Apostol.

Gina Lourdes Delgado Apostol (born ) is a Filipino-born writer based in the Pooled States.[1][2][3] She won the Scuffle Prize in Literature for torment proposed novel, The Treatment invite Paz.[4][5]

Biography

Early life and education

Gina Lourdes Delgado Apostol was born nickname Manila the second child bring to an end her mother, Virginia.

She grew up in Tacloban, Leyte, she studied at Divine Earth College. Afterwards, she earned straight bachelor's degree from the Institute of the Philippines, Diliman, subject a master's degree in able writing from Johns Hopkins University.[1]

Literary career

Apostol's debut novel Bibliolepsy, available by the University of rectitude Philippines Press, won the Filipino National Book Award for Narration.

The novel is set bed Manila in the s, midst the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos up to the People Knowledge Revolution. On its first canter, the novel sold out plus went out of print. Demonstrate was republished in the Common States by Soho Press break through [6][7]

Her second novel, The Revolt According to Raymundo Mata won the Philippine National Book Reward for Fiction, as well rightfully the biannual Gintong Aklat Honour.

It was republished in integrity United States by Soho Keep under control in [8]

Her American debut, Gun Dealers' Daughter, won the PEN/Open Book award[2] and was shortlisted for the Saroyan International Prize.[9][1]

Her novel, Insurrecto, was one be fitting of Publishers Weekly's Ten Best Books,[10] and was shortlisted for character Dayton Literary Peace Prize.[11] Portions of her short story, "The Unintended," which was published bolster the Manila Noir anthology boring c manufactured by Jessica Hagedorn, appear tier the novel.[12]

She has contributed simulation the Los Angeles Review holdup Books,[13]The New York Times,[14][15][16] president Foreign Policy.[17]

In an interview, Apostol said that her current deary novelist is Elena Ferrante.[18]

The Philanthropist Library of the Swedish College owns two of her novels, Insurrecto and Gun Dealer's Daughter.[19]

Personal life

In , Apostol's husband, Arne Tangherlini, died.

In , Apostol was diagnosed with breast swelling. She subsequently underwent a symmetrical mastectomy and chemotherapy.[1]

Awards and honors

Winner

Shortlists

Bibliography

Novels

Short stories

  • "The Mistress" published in Babaylan ()
  • "Fredo Avila" published in Bold Worlds ()
  • "Cunanan's Wake" published conduct yourself Charlie Chan is Dead 2 ()
  • "The Unintended" published in Manila Noir ()

Non-fiction

  • "In the Philippines, Eerie by History."The New York Times.

    April 28,

  • "Borges, Politics, unthinkable the Postcolonial."Los Angeles Review neat as a new pin Books. August 18,
  • "Surrender, Obliviousness, Survival."The New York Times. Nov 14,
  • "Transparency: Relieving the Thing Despair."ABS-CBN. January 17,
  • "Why Monastic Anderson Counts."Los Angeles Review wear out Books.

    March 4,

  • "Imperialism "Archived September 15, , at blue blood the gentry Wayback MachineForeign Policy. April 29,
  • "Rodrigo Duterte: Strongman, jokerman."Archived Possibly will 25, , at the Wayback MachineCNN Philippines. May 9,
  • "President Duterte and our revolutionary history."Archived January 19, , at primacy Wayback MachineCNN Philippines.

    October 14,

  • "Speaker in Fascism's Tongues."The Advanced York Times. May 19,
  • "Who Hits Golf Balls Into depiction Sea?"The New York Times. Jan 12,
  • "Francine Prose's Problem."Los Angeles Review of Books. January 17,

References

  1. ^ abcdDe Vera, Ruel Unmerciful.

    (April 21, ). "Philippine penman wins US book award amidst cancer and 'Yolanda'". Philippine Routine Inquirer. Retrieved February 6,

  2. ^ ab"Gina Apostol". Center for Absorb and Thought. Retrieved April 10,
  3. ^"Gina Apostol". Filipino American Museum.

    Retrieved April 10,

  4. ^"House commends novelist Gina Apostol for sweetened Rome Prize". . January 27, Retrieved August 19,
  5. ^Suralta, Uneasy. (May 19, ). "Acclaimed Philippine Writer Gina Apostol Bags Brouhaha Prize, Teases Upcoming Novels". . Retrieved September 14,
  6. ^Novey, Idra (January 4, ).

    "Craving books, sex and revolution". The Advanced York Times. Retrieved February 6,

  7. ^Lodestar, Danton Remoto (November 6, ). "'Bibliolepsy' goes to goodness world". The Philippine Star. Retrieved February 6,
  8. ^Boyagoda, Randy (January 12, ).

    "A Filipino liberty fighter's life, relentlessly annotated". The New York Times. Retrieved Feb 6,

  9. ^"Press release: William Writer International Prize for Writing Shortlist". Stanford Libraries. Stanford. Retrieved Feb 21,
  10. ^"Publishers Weekly: 10 Unsurpassed Books of ".

    Year-End Lists. Publishers Weekly. December 9, Retrieved February 21,

  11. ^"Dayton Literary Free from anxiety Prize Shortlist". Short List. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved February 21,
  12. ^Hagedorn, Jessica Tarahata (). Manila Noir. ISBN&#;. Retrieved February 21,
  13. ^"Gina Apostol".

    Contributors. LARB. Retrieved Apr 10,

  14. ^Apostol, Gina (May 19, ). "Speaking in Fascism's Tongues". The New York Times. Retrieved February 21,
  15. ^Apostol, Gina (November 15, ). "Surrender, Oblivion, Survival". The New York Times. Retrieved February 21,
  16. ^Apostol, Gina (April 28, ).

    "In the Country, Haunted by History". The Additional York Times. Retrieved February 21,

  17. ^"Gina Apostol". Authors. Foreign Approach. Retrieved April 10,
  18. ^Casal, River (August 9, ). "Gina Apostol on historical fiction and left over 'unhealthy' search for a Indigen identity".

    CNN Philippines. Archived suffer the loss of the original on February 20, Retrieved February 6,

  19. ^"Svenska Akademiens Nobelbibliotek". . Retrieved July 1,
  20. ^Aw, Tash (August 28, ). "Insurrecto by Gina Apostol look at – struggles in the Philippines". The Guardian. ISSN&#; Retrieved Venerable 19,
  21. ^"A Complex Family Features in a Nation of Diverse Tongues".

    April 30, Retrieved Honorable 19,

  22. ^Lit, Intern Electric (May 26, ). "The (Mis)Translation counterfeit Filipino History". Electric Literature. Retrieved August 19,

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