The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Tales of the Tropical GothicBy: Nick Joaquin Nick Joaquin is widely considered one of the greatest Filipino writers, but he has remained little known outside his home country despite writing in English. With the post colonial sensibilities of Junot Diaz, Teju Cole, and Jhumpa Lahiri and an ironic perspective of colonial history resonant with Marques and Llosa, Joaquin is a long neglected writer ready to join the ranks of the world classics. His work meditates on the questions