Sibago

by Abdon M. Balde Jr.

A Gurkha called Amar, travels to Donsol, Sorsogon, to rescue a beautiful maiden named Sita.

149 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Abdon M. Balde, Jr. is an award-winning Filipino novelist. He has written and published short stories, poems and novels in English, Tagalog and the languages of Bicol.

Balde finished a degree in civil engineering and worked as a construction engineer for thirty-three years, after which he retired to pursue a career as an author. His writer career bloomed and critics noted his unique raw talent. He concentrated in writing creative short stories, poems and novels. He received his first literary award in 2003 and has since continued to win acclaim for his work.

Today, he is a councilor of the organization Lupon Sa Wika, a member of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and director of the Unyon ng mga Manunulat sa Pilipinas (UMPIL; English: Writers' Union of the Philippines).

He and his family currently reside in Casimiro Village, Las Piñas, Metro Manila.

(from wikipilipinas.org.)