2. • Born on June 17 1911
• An Ilokano writer in English,
patriot, and martyr.
• Son of Crisanto Arguilla, a
farmer and Margarita Estabillo,
a potter.
• known for his widely
anthologized short story “how my
brother leon brought home a
wife”.
• His stories “midsummer” and
“heat” was published in the
united state by prairie schooner
.
3. • When he was in high school in
san Fernando, he became the
editor-in-chief of his
school’s newsletter, the La
Union Tab
• He studied at the University
of the Philippines where he
finished BS Education in 1933
• Became a member and later the
president of the U.P writers
club and editor of the
university’s Literary
Apprentice.
4. • He married Lydia
Villanueva, another writer
in English, and they lived
in Ermita, Manila
• He became a creative
writing teacher at the
University of Manila and
later worked at the bureau
of public welfare advocate
until 1943. He was later
appointed to the board of
censors.
5. • He secretly organized a
guerilla intelligence unit
against the Japanese.
• In 1944 he was imprisoned at
fort Santiago with his family.
His family was later freed but
manuel was sentenced to death
• In October 1944,he wass
captured, tortured and
executed by the Japanese army
at Fort Santiago. He was died
at the of 33.
6. Stories Arguilla
• How my brother leon
brought home a wife (won
first prize in the
“Commonwealth Literary contest
in 1940”)
• Midsummer
• Morning Nagrebcan
• Ato
• Heat
• A son is born
7. • The strongest man
• The long vacation
• Mr. alisangco
• Though young he is married
• Elias
• Imperfect farewell
• The socialist
• Epilogue revolt
• Apes and men
