← Nick JoaquinThe Woman Who Had Two Navelsby Nick JoaquinNovel exploring Filipino identity and existential crisisFind on Amazon↗About the authorNick JoaquinFilipino novelist, poet, and playwright who wrote primarily in English and celebrated Filipino Baroque heritage. The Woman Who Had Two Navels and Cave and Shadows are his celebrated novels; he was known as the National Artist of the Philippines.More by Nick JoaquinPortrait of the Artist as FilipinoEssays on Filipino culture and artistic identity→Cave and Shadows→A Question of Heroes→May Day Eve→