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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.
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.
[6] [7] Filipino journalist Romulo Virola noted Ramon Magsaysay, Manuel L. Quezon, Felipe Agoncillo, Concepción Felix, Josefa Llanes Escoda, Lope K. Santos, Trinidad Pardo de Tavera, Huseng Batute, Carlos Bulosan, and Zoilo Galang as "Filipinos who could have won the Nobel Prize if only they were nominated."
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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Galang is a Filipino surname meaning "respect" in Tagalog. Notable people with the surname include: Rey Galang, Filipino martial arts teacher and author;
The 17th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night took place on April 26, 1969, [2] honoring films released in 1968. It was the most attended FAMAS ceremony at the time it was held. [1]
The following is a list of notable deaths in February 2012.. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: