Abé: A Frank Sketch of E. Aguilar Cruz by Nick Joaquín

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By Nick Joaquín
Introduction by Larry J. CruzBook
Design by Ariel Dalisay
Book cover by Wig Tysmans

"This book is the last definitive work written and published by National Artist for Literature Nicomedes "Nick" Joaquin prior to his death in 2004. This is denoted as the definitive biography on Philippine writer-artist Emilio Aguilar Cruz (1915-1991), commonly referred to as Abé, who was renowned as leading editor of the Daily Mirror, one of the founders of the avant-garde Neo-Inpressionist Dimasalang Group and a cultural administrator serving as a board member of the National Historical Institute (present-day National Historical Commission of the Philippines) and finally serving as Permanent Representative of the Philippines to UNESCO."
A Philippine import. Limited copies available.

Hardcover: 200 pages
Publisher: The Juan D. Nepomuceno Center for Kampampangan Studies (2006)
ISBN-13: 9789719241782
Language: English