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Apr 6, 2023 · Paz Márquez-Benítez (March 3, 1894-November 10, 1983), Filipino short-story writer, educator and editor. - Advertisement - Philippine history boiled, bubbled, and spewed trouble in the years that marked the birth and growing up years of Paz Marquez-Benitez.
Paz Márquez-Benítez (March 3, 1894 – November 10, 1983) was a Filipino short-story writer, educator and editor. Her career as a woman educator as well as her contributions as a writer are seen as an important step within the advancement of women in professional careers as well as in the development of Philippine literature.
Who is Paz Márquez-Benítez and why is she one of the most remarkable Filipino women to exist?
On March 3, 1894, educator Paz Marquez-Benitez, who authored the first Filipino modern English-language short story "Dead Stars", was born in Lucena City, Quezon.
Dead Stars is a short story of an over thirty years old bachelor, Alfredo Salazar who was about to get married to his fiancée, Esperanza. His love and passion for his fiancé started getting fade as he was attracted to another woman named Julia Salas.
About Paz Marquez-Benitez: Born in 1894 in Lucena City, Quezón, Márquez Benítez authored the first Filipino modern English-language short story, Dead Sta...
Mar 2, 2023 · Today, Google is celebrating the 129th birthday of Filipina writer Paz Marquez-Benitez with a Google Doodle. But who exactly is Paz Marquez-Benitez and why is she known as the “matriarch of Philippine fiction in English”? She’s considered one of the most important Filipino writers.
She was Paz Marquez Benitez, beloved mentor to the first generation of Filipino writers in English. Inspiring many students who later became literary luminaries, she had an enduring influence on the emergence and development of Philippine literature in English.
Paz Marquez Benitez thought of herself principally as a teacher, but to historians of Philippine literature in English she is a pivotal literary figure.1 Yabes rhapsodizes that "One has reason to say that the Filipino short story in English, Athena-like, was born full-grown.... In the year it was born, 1925, appeared 'Dead Stars', by Paz ...
Paz Marquez-Benitez. (3 Marso 1894–10 Nobyembre 1983) Nakatampok na tagumpay ni Paz Marquez-Benitez (Paz Mar·kés Be·ní·tes) bilang kuwentista ang “Dead Stars” na nalathala noong 20 Setyembre1925 sa Philippines Herald at itinuturing na unang makabagong maikling kuwento sa Ingles.
