Penguin Books The woman who had two navels and tales of the tropical gothic, paperback/nick joaquin

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Celebrating the centennial of his birth, the first-ever U.

publication of Philippine writer Nick Joaquin's seminal works, with a foreword by PEN/Open Book Award-winner Gina Apostol Nick Joaquin is widely considered one of the greatest Filipino writers, but he has remained little-known outside his home country despite writing in English.

Set amid the ruins of Manila devastated by World War II, his stories are steeped in the post-colonial anguish and hopes of his era and resonate with.