{"product_id":"9781879960596","title":"Babaylan","description":"Author: Nick Carb\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781879960596\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Aunt Lute Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 Aug 2000\u003cbr\u003ePages: 360 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first international anthology of Filipina writers published in the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBabaylanreflects the complex history of a people whose roots have stretched to both sides of the globe. With contributions from over 60 Filipina and Filipina American writers,Babaylanprovides readers with a comprehensive view of a growing and vibrant transnational literary culture. Challenging, innovative, fierce, reflective, somber, funny-no one word can capture the extraordinary range of this collection. The voices represented in this collection offer a broad and varied perspective on the Filipina writer whose diasporic existence is a living, breathing bridge, not only between countries but also generations, as strong voices from the past fuel realities of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBabaylanbrings to the concert halls of the United States a full-bodied chorus of Filipino women's voices. Welcome the songs and stories of these women with applause. Bravo! -Edna Zapanta-Manlapaz, Professor at Ateneo de Manila University and editor ofSong of Ourselves\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of work by Filipina writers inspires with passion, delights with lush imagery and sound, and swells with unbridled language. Brave and beautiful, these many-voiced, multifaceted authors gave readers the first comprehensive look at a literary culture that has been ignored for far too long.-Allison Jospeph, author ofIn Every Seam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are the stories and moments of women-some heartbreaking, some funny, all true to the heart. And the Phillipines is always present: as a landscape, memory, ghost.Babaylanis a feast for the senses, so eat your fill.-Andrea Louie, Publications Director of the Asian American Writers' Workshop and author ofMoon Cakes\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924998439070,"sku":"ING-9781879960596","price":19.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781879960596.jpg?v=1782957162","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781879960596","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}