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Francisco
arcellana
Enna Chammee J. Dizon
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 Zacharias Eugene Francisco quino arcellana
(6 Setyembre 1916–1 Agosto 2002)
Francisco "Franz" Arcellana was a Filipino writer, poet,
essayist, critic, journalist and teacher. He was born in
Frank V. Sta. Cruz, Manila. He is the 4th out of 18
childen of Jose Arcellana and Epifania Quino. He was
married to Emereciana Yuvienco, a professor emeritus
at UP and the author of the book “The Relevance of
Recto Today”. They had six children, one of whom,
Juaniyo is an essayist, poet and fictionist
 Zacharias Eugene Francisco quino arcellana
In 2009, or seven years after his death, his family
came out with a book to pay tribute to the
Arcellana. The book entitled Franz is a collection of
essays gathered by the Arcellana family from
colleagues, friends, students and family members
including National Artist Nick Joaquin. He was
buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. His
grandson, Liam Hertzsprung performed a piano
concert in 2005 and dedicated to him.
 Profession
Francisco Arcellano’s actual writing started when he
became a member of The Torres Torch Organization
during his high school years. Arcellana continued writing
in various school papers at the University of the
Philippines Diliman. He also became a member of the
Philippine Collegian. In 1932 Arcellana entered the
University of the Philippines (UP) as a pre-medicine
student and in 1939, he graduated at the University of the
Philippines on with a degree of Bachelor in Philosophy.
He was a member of the group The
Veronicans, which was composed of
influential Filipino writers who aimed to
use sensible literature in order to create
a greater impact on the Philippines. It
also spawned the Veronicans, a group
of 13 pre-WWII who rebelled against
traditional forms and themes in
Philippine literature.
Under a Rockefeller Foundation grant he
became a fellow in creative writing, 1956-
1957, at the University of Iowa and Breadloaf
Writers' Conference

He joined the UP Department of English and

Comparative Literature and served as adviser
of the Philippine Collegian and director of the
UP Creative Writing Center, 1979- 1982.
 ACHIEVEMENTS
From 1928 to 1939, 14 of his short stories were
included in Jose Garcia Villa's honor roll. His
“Expression” (1934) was the start of his collaboration
with Jose Garcia Villa In 1934, he edited and
published Expression, a quarterly of experimental
writing. It caught the attention of Jose Garcia Villa
who started a correspondence with Arcellana.
 ACHIEVEMENTS
Arcellana won 2nd place in the 1951 Don Carlos
Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, with his
short story, The Flowers of May.

Another short story, “Wing of Madness,” placed

second in the Philippines Free Press literary contest
in 1953.
 ACHIEVEMENTS
The University of the Philippines conferred
upon Arcellana a doctorate in humane letters,
honoris causa in 1989. Francisco Arcellana
was proclaimed National Artist of the
Philippines in Literature on June 23, 1990 by
then Philippine President Corazon C. Aquino.
 WORKS
In 1932 Arcellana published his first story. “The Man Who
Could Be Poe” in Graphic while still a student at Torres
High School. The following year two of his short stories,
“Death is a Factory” and “Lina,” were included in Jose
Garcia Villa's honor roll. During the 1930's, which he calls
his most productive period, he wrote his most significant
stories including, “Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal” cited in
1938 by Villa as the year's best. He also began writing
poetry at this time, many of them appearing in Philippine
Collegian, Graphic and Herald Midweek Magazine.
 WORKS
● His short stories Flowers of May, Christmas Gift and the mats
were adapted as screenplays
● Some of his works have been translated into Tagalog, Malaysian,
Italian, German and Russian, and many have been anthologized.
● In his junior year, mainly because of the publication of his “trilogy
of the turtles” in the Literary Apprentice, Arcellana was invited to
join the UP Writers Club by Manuel Arguilla – who at that time
was already a campus literary figure. Isa namang kuwento niyáng
ekperimental ang “Trilogy of Turtles.”
 a story that highlights filipino values
and pictures an interesting character
coping with the death of loved ones. in
the short story, he used writing
techniques such as emphasizing the
characters’ actions and dialogues to
reveal their inner motives and
emotions.
QUIZ
 1. When was Francisco arcellana born?
a. Setyembre 6, 1916
b. Setyembre 7, 1915
c. Setyembre 16, 1914
d. Setyembre 6, 1918
2. What is Francisco arcellana’s full name?
a. Zacharios Eugene Francisco quina arcellana
b. Zacharias Eugene Francisco quino arcellana
c. Zacharias Eugene Fernando quino arcellana
d. Zach Eugeneo Francisco quino arcellana
 3. How many siblings does he have?
a. 18
b. 19
c. 20
d. 17
 4. What was the title of the book that his
family made as a tribute to him?
a. Francisco
b. Frans
c. Arcellana
Franz
 5. He graduated college at____?
a. University of Santo Tomas
b. De La Salle University
c. University of the Philippines
d. University of Baguio
 6. He graduated with a degree of ___?
a. Bachelor in Philosophy
b. Bachelor in Science
c. Bachelor in Literature
d. Bachelor in Writing
7. What group of 13 pre-WWII who rebelled against traditional
forms and themes in Philippine literature is he a part of?
a. Victorian
b. Veronican
c. Kalayaan
d. Pilipinas
 8. In what year did he receive the award of
national artist literature award?
a. 1980
b. 1990
c. 1970
d. 1960
9.Who is the main character in the short story,
The mats?
a. Jamie Angeles
b. James Angeles
c. Jaime Angeles
d. John Angeles
 10.What is the main character’s wife’s name?

a. Emilia Angeles
b. Elizabeth Angeles
c. Ema Angeles
d. Emy Angeles
 Answer key
1. A 6. A
2. B 7. B
3. D 8. B
4. D 9. C
5. C 10. A