| The Birthing of Hannibal Valdez | |
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Book cover for Alfrredo Navarro Salanga's The Birthing of Hannibal Valdez. |
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| Author(s) | Alfrredo Navarro Salanga |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | English, Tagalog |
| Genre(s) | Fiction |
The Birthing of Hannibal Valdez is a novella written in 1984 by award-winning Filipino author, poet, journalist, and editor[1], Alfredo “Freddie” Navarro Salanga. It is also known as The Birthing of Hannibal Valdez: A Novella[2] Presented in a bilingual book divided into two parts, the English original version and an accompanying Pilipino version, based on the translation by Romulo A. Sandoval, entitled Ang Pagsisilang kay Hannibal Valdez.[3] It has a foreword written by Virgilio S. Almario.[4]
One of its lead characters is Leon Valdez.[5]