death_date death_place birth_place name birth_date article_title birth_name occupation
29 april 2004 san juan , metro manila , philippines manila , philippines nick joaquin 4 may 1917 nick joaquin
 nicomedes márquez joaquín novelist
nick joaquin

nicomedes márquez joaquín -lrb- may 4 , 1917 -- april 29 , 2004 -rrb- was a filipino writer , historian and journalist , best known for his short stories and novels in the english language .
he also wrote using the pen name quijano de manila .
joaquín was conferred the rank and title of national artist of the philippines for literature .
he is considered one of the most important filipino writers in english , and the third most important overall , after josé rizal and claro m. recto .
