Biography of mario miclat

          MARIO I. MICLAT is an awarded fictionist, poet, essayist and translator.

        1. He earned his BS in Foreign Service, MA in Asian Studies and Ph.D.
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        3. Mario Miclat, former dean of the University of the Philippines Asian Center and celebrated writer, died on Saturday, April 3.
        4. Known fondly as Doc Mic, Miclat was an acclaimed writer, poet, China studies expert, translator and Philippine Studies professor.

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          (APR. 4)—Former Asian Center (AC) Dean Mario Ignacio Miclat, PhD, passed away on Apr. 3. He was 71.

          Known fondly as Doc Mic, Miclat was an acclaimed writer, poet, China studies expert, translator and Philippine Studies professor.

          He won numerous awards and had been honored with lifetime achievement awards, including the 2013 Gaward Pambansang Alagad ni Balagtas for fiction in English and Filipino from UMPIL (Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas), and 2006 Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan of the City of Manila.

          For his body of works, Miclat won the 1988 Gawad CCP (Cultural Center of the Philippines), Palanca Awards for Literature (1986-1987), 2008 UP Centennial Professorial Chair Award and 2008 UP Press Centennial Publication Awards.

          His book “Secrets of the Eighteen Mansions” was long-listed for the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize, while his “Beyond the Great Wall” was awarded the 2006 National Book Award for biography.

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