Question

Who is F. Sionil Jose?

Answer 1

F. Sionil Jose (born December 3, 1924) is well-known as a novelist, the most published outside the country. His writings since the late 1960s, when taken collectively, can best be described as epic. Its sheer volume puts him on the forefront of Philippine writing in English. In the five-novel masterpiece, the Rosales saga, consisting of The Pretenders, Tree, My Brother, My Executioner, Mass, and Po-on, is a sweeping work that captures Philippine history while simultaneously narrating the lives of generations of the Samsons whose personal lives intertwine with the social struggles of the nation. He was declared National Artist in 2001. (Agung, March-June 2015)