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 1894 1970
antonio abad

antonio mercado abad -lrb- antonio m. abad -rrb- -lrb- 1894-1970 -rrb- was a poet , fictionist , playwright and essayist from cebu , philippines , who wrote in spanish when such was the language of the filipino society .
he was educated at the university of san carlos -lrb- formerly the seminario-colegio de san carlos -rrb- .
he was a master of costumbrismo -lrb- local color -rrb- , in a personal form of anecdote known as instantánea or ráfaga .
he won the premio zobel in 1928 and 1929 .
he was a professor at far eastern university and the university of the philippines , where he taught spanish and co-founded the department of spanish -lrb- now european languages -rrb- .
his novel `` la oveja de nathan '' is widely discussed in the following article in spanish , by professor manuel garcia castellon , from university of new orleans : http://members.aol.com/farolan1/revprima.html# he is the father of literary critic and poet gémino abad .
