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Ninotchka Rosca (born 17 December 1946, [citation needed] in the Philippines) is a Filipina feminist, author, journalist, and human rights activist. best known for her 1988 novel State of War and for her activism, especially during the Martial Law dictatorship of former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos.
Mar 14, 2016 · She is the author of six books: her short story collections include Bitter Country and Monsoon Country; her two novels are State of War and Twice Blessed which earned the 1993 American Book Award for excellence in literature; and her books of non-fiction are Endgame: The Fall of Marcos and Jose Maria Sison: At Home in the World - Portrait of a R...
In 1972, when Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law in the Philippines, award-winning feminist dissident and writer Ninotchka Rosca was a young radical journalist and chair of the Women’s Bureau. She was soon swept up and imprisoned for disseminating news that didn’t adhere to the government’s propaganda machine.
Jul 19, 2018 · Referring to herself as a “transnational Filipina”, Ninotchka Roska is a prolific writer, author of eleven books, journalist, as well as a fervent advocate for women´s rights and liberation. She has won several awards, including the American Book Award for Excellence in Literature for her famous book Twice Blessed.
Apr 20, 2020 · State of War” is Filipina fictionist Ninotchka Rosca’s masterpiece, a breathtaking, psychedelic 1988 novel that mixes martial law, magical realism, conspiracy, Philippine history and family ...
Ninotchka Rosca is a Philippine-born writer and journalist who has been published internationally. She has received multiple awards, including the American Book Award. Her collection of short stories, Stories of a Bitter Country was released recently.
Mar 5, 2024 · Meeting Ninotchka Rosca, or Notch, evoked a slice of teenage years. One day, she suddenly popped up among us English Majors, a rather “formidable” and exclusive group, in the eyes of Engineering, Law, and Fine Arts students at the University of the Philippines in Diliman.
NINOTCHKA ROSCA, A writer of poetry and fiction as well as a long-time feminist and revo-lutionary activist, received the American Book Award for her novel Twice Blessed. Forced into exile from the Philippines in 1977, Rosca has lived and worked in the United States while maintaining close ties with the revolutionary and women’s movements in the
Mar 4, 2016 · Ms. Rosca was prompted to issue that candid admission after a question — sent via text message from a young fan outside Manila — was received and read aloud by Wilson Lee Flores, Philippine Star columnist and the forum’s organizer and moderator.
Ninotchka Rosca is a Philippine-born, New York-based writer who works in a variety of genres, from news reports to novels. Seven of her books are published and about a thousand of her essays and short pieces.
