{"product_id":"a-cruelty-special-to-our-emily-jungmin-yoon-9780062843708","title":"A Cruelty Special to Our Species: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA piercing debut collection of poems exploring gender, race, and violence from a sensational new talent\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her arresting collection, urgently relevant for our times, poet Emily Jungmin Yoon confronts the histories of sexual violence against women, focusing in particular on Korean so-called \"comfort women,\" women who were forced into sexual labor in Japanese-occupied territories during World War II. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn wrenching language, \u003cem\u003eA Cruelty Special to Our Species\u003c\/em\u003e unforgettably describes the brutalities of war and the fear and sorrow of those whose lives and bodies were swept up by a colonizing power, bringing powerful voice to an oppressed group of people whose histories have often been erased and overlooked. \"What is a body in a stolen country,\" Yoon asks. \"What is right in war.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving readers through time, space, and different cultures, and bringing vivid life to the testimonies and confessions of the victims, Yoon takes possession of a painful and shameful history even while unearthing moments of rare beauty in acts of resistance and resilience, and in the instinct to survive and bear witness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Jungmin Yoon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062843702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062843708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.40d","brand":"Emily Jungmin Yoon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048475128063,"sku":"9780062843708","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_15501baa-b633-48f0-a5a5-e2e267a42b92.jpg?v=1684995976","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-cruelty-special-to-our-emily-jungmin-yoon-9780062843708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}