NINOTCHKA ROSCA is a journalist, novelist, and human rights activist. Her two novels—State of War and Twice Blessed (which won the American Book Award in 1993)—are considered classics of modern Phi...view moreNINOTCHKA ROSCA is a journalist, novelist, and human rights activist. Her two novels—State of War and Twice Blessed (which won the American Book Award in 1993)—are considered classics of modern Philippine literature.view less