F. Sionil Jose, the author of a dozen socially engaged novels and countless short stories and essays who was sometimes called the grand old man of Philippine letters, and even the conscience of his nation, died on Thursday in Manila....
He was a public figure in the world of letters, traveling often to lecture and to attend writers’ conferences, and was bursting with energy even into his 90s.He founded the Philippine chapter of P.E.N., the international writers’ association....
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