Zoilo galang autobiography of a face

Filipino author

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Mercado and the surname or paternal family name is Galang.

Zoilo Mercado Galang (July 27, – ^[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 Philippinenovel written in the English language, A Child of Sorrow, published in ^[3]

Early life and education

Galang was born on July 27, , in the town of Bacolor, Pampanga to Santiago Galang and Vicenta Mercado during the later years of the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines and was influenced by both Spanish and American culture in his youth.

He finished studies at the Pampanga High School. He initially worked as a stenographer working in both Spanish and English languages. Galang also pursued studies to pursue a career as a lawyer but there are no records to indicate