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Zoilo Mercado Galang (July 27, 1895 – 1959 [1]) was a Filipino writer from Pampanga. He is credited as one of the pioneering Filipino writers who worked with the English language. [ 2 ] He is the author of the first Philippine novel written in the English language, A Child of Sorrow , published in 1921.
Image Nominee Born Died Nominator Motivation Year Nominated Physiology or Medicine: Onofre Garcia — — Otto Schöbl (1877–1938) Czechoslovakia "for his experimental work with frambosia which lead to knowledge of the etiology and pathogenesis of treponematous infections." 1929 [77] Proceso Gabriel: 2 July 1877 in Manila, Philippines
Galang's "Life and Success" (1921), the first volume of essays in English; and; the influential "Literature and Society" (1940) by Salvador P. López. Dramatic writing took a backseat due to the popularity of Filipino vaudeville (bodabil) and Tagalog movies, although it was kept alive by the playwright Wilfredo Ma. Guerrero.
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A Child of Sorrow is a 1921 novel by the Filipino author Zoilo Galang. [1] It is considered the first Philippine novel written in English. [ 2 ] Critics have suggested that the novel was heavily influenced by the sentimentalism of the Tagalog prose narratives of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
The first English novel written by a Filipino was The Child of Sorrow (1921) written by Zoilo Galang. [17] The early writings in English were characterized by melodrama, unreal language, and unsubtle emphasis on local color. Short stories also gained popularity during this period with many serials and stories published independently or through ...
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