- Miguel Syjuco
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Miguel Syjuco Born November 17, 1976 Nationality Filipino Occupation Writer Miguel Syjuco (November 17, 1976) is a Filipino writer from Manila and the Man Asian Literary Prize grand prize winner for 2008 known for his novel Ilustrado.
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Personal Life and Education
Syjuco graduated from high school in 1993 from the Cebu International School. He received a degree in English Literature from the Ateneo de Manila University in 2000 and completed his MFA from Columbia University in 2004. In early 2011 he completed a PhD in literature from the University of Adelaide.
Syjuco is the son of Augusto Syjuco Jr., a politician allied with the party of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.[1]
At present, Syjuco works as a copy editor for the Montreal Gazette in Montreal, Canada, where he currently lives.[1]
Writing Career
His novel, Ilustrado, won the Grand Prize for the Novel in English at the 2008 Palanca Awards. In November of the same year, he won the Man Asian Literary Prize also for Ilustrado.[2]
In 2010, the novel won the QWF Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction,[3] Quebec's top literary prize, and was a New York Times Notable Book of 2010[4] as well as a Globe & Mail Top 100 of 2010.[5] The novel was also a finalist for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize[6], a finalist for the Amazon First Novel Award[7], and a finalist for the 2010 Grand Prix du Livre de Montreal[8]. In late 2010, Ilustrado was published in translation in Spanish (Tusquets)[9], Swedish (Natur och Kultur), and Dutch (Mouria).
In 2011, Ilustrado joined books by David Mitchell, Aleksandar Hemon, Marie NBiaye, and Wells Tower for the Premio von Rezzori.[10] It was also among the three top finalists for the $55,000 Prix Jan Michalski,[11] an annual Swiss prize for the best international book, as well as the Prix Courrier International, which honors the best international books translated in France.[12]
In 2011, it was published in translation in Serbian (Geopoetika), French (Editions Christian Bourgois), Catalan (Tusquets), Italian (Fazi), Japanese (Hakusuisha), Czech (Jota), German (Klett-Cotta), and Brazilian Portuguese (Compahnia das Letras).
Syjuco is represented by Peter Straus at the Rogers, Coleridge and White Literary Agency in London, and by Melanie Jackson in New York City. He has already sold a second book to North American publishers.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Lau, Joyce Hor-Chung (8 May 2010). "An Expatriate Filipino Writes of a Parallel Life". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/world/asia/09syjuco.html?pagewanted=1&ref=world&src=me. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
- ^ Sophia Lizares Bodegon (March 21, 2011). "Miguel Syjuco, author of ‘global Filipino novel,’ graces Perth Writers Festival". Philippine Daily Inquirer. http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/artsandbooks/artsandbooks/view/20110321-326678/Miguel-Syjuco-author-of-global-Filipino-novel-graces-Perth-Writers-Festival. Retrieved November 2011.
- ^ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/miguel-syjuco-wins-quebec-writers-federation-prize-for-ilustrado/article1810662/print/
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/books/review/100-notable-books-2010.html
- ^ http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/the-2010-globe-100-canadian-fiction/article1813220/
- ^ http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/02/10/canadians-dominate-commonwealth-writers-prize-shortlists/
- ^ http://arts.nationalpost.com/2011/02/22/kathleen-winter-miguel-syjuco-among-nominees-for-amazon-ca-first-novel-award/
- ^ http://www.cyberpresse.ca/arts/livres/201104/08/01-4387821-miguel-syjuco-philippines-au-pays-de-la-fiction.php
- ^ http://www.gmanews.tv/story/207625/filipino-novel-ilustrado-launched-in-spain
- ^ http://www.premiovonrezzori.org/shortlist-edition-2011.html
- ^ http://www.fondation-janmichalski.com/en/prix-jan-michalski/edition-2011/
- ^ http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2011/09/22/notre-selection-2011
External links
- The Man Asian Literary Prize 2008. Man Asian Literary Prize Official Site
- 2008 Palanca Awards. List of prize-winners for 2008.
- Q & A with Ilustrado author Miguel Syjuco. From The National Post (Canadian newspaper).
- Filipino Author Syjuco Wins Man Asian Literary Prize. From Wall Street Journal.
- Syjuco's "Ilustrado' blurs reality By Elizabeth Yuan, CNN, May 6, 2010
- An Expatriate Filipino Writes of a Parallel Life By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU. May 8, 2010
- Ilustrado Review Illustrated"Ilustrado": A graphic journey into the Filipino underbelly. Slide show: A cartoonist's illustrated review of "Ilustrado," Miguel Syjoco's award-winning, globetrotting novel. By Ward Dutton, The Barnes & Noble Review. Featured by Salon.com. June 24, 2010.
- YouTube.com interview with Miguel Syjuco at Asia House in the United Kingdom.
- YouTube.com Miguel Syjuco in Conversation with Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, ALOUD, LA Central Library.
- Miguel Syjuco audio interview June 2010.
Categories:- 1976 births
- Living people
- People from Manila
- Ateneo de Manila University alumni
- Columbia University alumni
- University of Adelaide alumni
- Filipino novelists
- Filipino people of Chinese descent
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