Manuel Arguilla
Ilokano writer/patriot/martyr / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Estabilla and the surname or paternal family name is Arguilla.
Manuel Estabilla Arguilla (Nagrebcan, Bauang, June 17, 1911 ā beheaded, Manila Chinese Cemetery, August 30, 1944) was an Ilokano writer in English, patriot, and martyr.
He is known for his widely anthologized short story "How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife," the main story in the collection How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife and Other Short Stories, which won first prize in the Commonwealth Literary Contest in 1940.
His stories "Midsummer" and "Heat" were published in Tondo, Manila by the Prairie Schooner.