Bienvenido Lumbera | |
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 Bienvenido Lumbera attending the 2012 Cinemalaya at the Cultural Center of the Philippines | |
| Born | Bienvenido Lumbera April 11, 1932 Lipa, Batangas, Philippine Islands |
| Died | September 28, 2021 (aged 89) Quezon City, Philippines |
| Occupation | Writer, dramatist, professor |
| Alma mater | University of Santo Tomas (BA) Indiana University Bloomington (MA, Ph.D.) |
| Period | 1950–2021 |
| Notable works | Rama, Hari Noli Me Tángere Bayan at Lipunan |
| Notable awards | |
| Spouse | Cynthia Nograles Lumbera |
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Bienvenido L. Lumbera (April 11, 1932 – September 28, 2021) was a Filipino poet, critic and dramatist.[1] Lumbera is known for his nationalist writing and for his leading role in the Filipinization movement in Philippine literature in the 1960s, which resulted in his being one of the many writers and academics jailed during Ferdinand Marcos' Martial Law regime.[2][3] He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Journalism, Literature and Creative Communications in 1993, and was proclaimed a National Artist of the Philippines for literature in 2006.[4][5] As an academic, he is recognized for his key role in elevating the field of study which would become known as Philippine Studies.[6]
Among numerous other literary awards he has won include the National Book Awards from the National Book Foundation, and the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards.
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