Questions tagged [nick-joaquin]
Questions about the works of the Filipino writer and journalist Nick Joaquin (1917 – 2004) and his life as a writer.
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What do Connie's two navels represent?
Nick Joaquin's story "The Woman Who Had Two Navels" opens with the following words:
When she told him she had two navels he believed her at once: (...)
"She" is Connie de Vidal, ...
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What is the literary effect of such long opening and closing sentences in “May Day Eve”?
Nick Joaquin's short story "May Day Eve" begins and ends with two extremely long sentences:
The old people had ordered that the dancing should stop at ten o’clock but it was almost midnight ...
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What does 'por bida man guid' mean?
In Nick Joaquin's story "The Order of Melchizedek", Sid and Mrs. Borja are trying to retrieve a card that Sid had pushed down an edge of the upholstery in a taxi. The girl who has washed the ...
