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Alejandro R. Roces

Born

in Manila, Philippines

July 13, 1924

Died

May 23, 2011

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Alejandro Reyes Roces was a Filipino author, essayist, dramatist and a National Artist of the Philippines for literature. He served as Secretary of Education from 1961 to 1965, during the term of Philippine President Diosdado Macapagal.

Noted for his short stories, the Manila-born Roces was married to Irene Yorston Viola (granddaughter of Maximo Viola), with whom he had a daughter, Elizabeth Roces-Pedrosa. Anding attended elementary and high school at the Ateneo de Manila University, before moving to the Arizona State University for his tertiary education. He graduated with a B.A. in Fine Arts and, not long after, attained his M.A. from Far Eastern University back in the Philippines.

He has since received honorary doctorates from Tokyo Univer ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 112 ratings · 15 reviews · 11 distinct works

	The Best Philippine Short Stories of the Twentieth Century by Isagani R. Cruz (Editor), Gilda Cordero-Fernando, Jose Y. Dalisay, Jr. 4.04 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philippine PEN Anthology of Short Stories 1962 by Francisco Arcellana (Editor), Gregorio C. Brillantes (Contributor), Gilda Cordero-Fernando (Contributor) 4.07 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1962	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Something to Crow About: Short Stories by Alejandro R. Roces, Robert A. Alejandro (Illustrator) 4.41 avg rating — 34 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters Between Rizal and Family Members 1876 - 1896 by José Rizal, Alejandro R. Roces (Foreword) 4.50 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1962 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quezon: Paladin of Philippine Freedom by Carlos Quirino, Alejandro R. Roces (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking Back in Anger by Hernando J. Abaya, Alejandro R. Roces (Foreword by) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1992 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beloved by Rolando A. Carbonell (Editor), Alejandro R. Roces 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Of cocks and kites, and other short stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Villanueva Collection of Philippine Paintings and Religious Images 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Art in the Philippines by Dominador Castañeda, Alejandro R. Roces (Introduction), Alfredo R. Roces (Preface) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1964	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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