Please answer the following question: Facts: - birth name: francisco sionil jose - birth date: 3 december 1924 - portaldisp: portal : philippines - movement: philippine literature in english - period: 1962 - present - caption: francisco sionil jose - genre: non-fiction - awards: pablo , philippines 2001 chevalier dans l'ordre des arts et lettres neruda 2000 first prize , palanca memorial award for novel in centennial english 1981 ramon magsaysay award for journalism , literature and award creative communication arts 1980 city of manila award for literature 2004 1979 national artist for literature - name: f. sionil jose - birth place: rosales , pangasinan , philippines - notableworks: the 1962-1984 -rrb- '' '' rosales saga '' '' novels -lrb- - ethnicity: ilocano - nationality: philippines filipino - alma mater: university of santo tomas -lrb- dropped out -rrb- - occupation: filipino novelist , writer , journalist - imagesize: 220px - influences: jose john steinbeck rizal , willa cather , william faulkner , - pseudonym: f. sionil jose - image: f. sionil jose.jpg Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of f. sionil jose .
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francisco sionil jose -lrb- born 3 december 1924 -rrb- is one of the most widely read filipino writers in the english language .his novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in filipino society .jose 's works -- written in english -- have been translated into 22 languages , including korean , indonesian , czech , russian , latvian , ukrainian and dutch .