The story talks about a typical filipino family culture, that portrays the close family relationship, respect for the elders and remembering the family members who passed away. Today i am posting on a story, the mats by francisco arcellana 1916 to 2002. The author francisco arcellana was born of ilocano parents in manila in 1916. Cruz manila, he is the fourth of 18 children of jose arcellana y cabaneiro and epifanio quino. Life and works of francisco arcellana by rosemarie licayan on prezi. I have just met a marvelous matweavera real artistand i shall have a surprise for you. Angeles brought home gifts the mats for his children from a long workvacation. What is the setting of the mats by francisco arcellana. He is a national artist in literature who wrote several short stories like the man who would be poe, death in a factory, lina, a clown remembers, divided by two, the mats. The mats by francisco arcellana 1951, 7 pages short stories of the philippines. He is married to emerenciana yuvienco with whom he has six children, one of whom, juaniyo is an essayist, poet and fictionist. The mats by francisco arcellana od4pydjmzv4p idocpub. It reminded me of my beloved father who passed away a year ago from a lung cancer. Francisco franz arcellana september 6, 1916 august 1, 2002 a filipino writer, poet, essayist, critic, journalist and teacher.
Saa, johanne jules the homecomingthe mats, written by francisco arcellana, is a short story about a man depicted as a very loving and. The mats by francisco arcellana university of the east youtube. But his homecomingfrom a trip to the southwas fated to be more memorable than, say, of the others. The short story moved me and made me a bit depressed. The story entitled the mats was written by francisco arcellana, one of the meritorious literary filipino artists. The story entitled the mats which was written by francisco arcellana that depicts a typical filipino family culture. His actual writing started when he became a member of the torres torch organization during his high school years. The mats by francisco arcellana omniscience narration scribd. Mats francisco arcellana for the angeles family, mr. But his homecoming from a trip to the south was fated to be more memorable than any of the others. A summary of the story entitled the mats by francisco arcellana. He is the fourth of 18 children of jose arcellana y cabaneiro and epifanioquino. The mats is a short story that was written by philippine author francisco arcellana.
There is no specific season for the said story but the story evolves in the evening. He continued writing in various school papers at the university of the philippines diliman. The mats by francisco arcellana free download as word doc. Arcellana was a highly regarded poet, essayist, critic, journalist. I am very gratified over this and i think the older short stories of the philippines are a largely unexplored literary treasure. The flowers of may francisco arcellana group 1 stem 121.
The most viewed of 1150 posts on my blog are my posts on short stories of the philippines. Francisco arcellana zacarias eugene francisco quino arcellana aka frank v. Sta cruz september 6, 1916 august 1, 2002 was a writer, poet, essayist, critic, journalist and a teacher. Pdf the mats by francisco arcellana free download pdf. Francisco arcellana introduction of children of the ash. This story happened somewhat between 1950s up to the present time. Zacarias eugene francisco quino arcellana also known as francisco arcellana or frank v. Angeles homecoming from his periodic inspection trips was always an occasion for celebration. The story depicts a typical filipino family culture. I have met a marvellous matweaver a real artist and i shall have a surprise for you. D degree from the university of the philippines in 1939. The story is about a father who is having trouble grieving for his children who had died.