{"product_id":"the-dyzgraphxst-canisia-lubrin-9780771048692","title":"The Dyzgraphxst","description":"\u003cb\u003eWindham-Campbell Prize, Winner\u003cbr\u003eOCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature, Winner\u003cbr\u003eOCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature Poetry, Winner\u003cbr\u003eGriffin Poetry Prize, Winner\u003cbr\u003eDerek Walcott Prize for Poetry, Winner \u003cbr\u003eRebel Women Lit Caribbean Readers' Awards, Finalist\u003cbr\u003eGovernor General's Literary Award for Poetry, Finalist\u003cbr\u003eTrillium Book Award for Poetry, Finalist\u003cbr\u003eRaymond Souster Award, Longlist\u003cbr\u003ePat Lowther Memorial Award, Longlist\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 2020 Books of the Year: Editor's Picks\u003cbr\u003eCBC Best Canadian Poetry of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e Top 10 Poetry Picks of 2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Contributor's Edition, Best Books of 2020\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dyzgraphxst\u003c\/i\u003e presents seven inquiries into selfhood through the perennial figure Jejune. Polyvocal in register, the book moves to mine meanings of kinship through the wide and intimate reach of language across geographies and generations. Against the contemporary backdrop of intensified capitalist fascism, toxic nationalism, and climate disaster, the figure Jejune asks, \u003ci\u003ehow have I come to make home out of unrecognizability\u003c\/i\u003e. Marked by and through diasporic life, Jejune declares, \u003ci\u003eI was not myself. I am not myself. My self resembles something having nothing to do with me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Canisia Lubrin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0771048696\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780771048692\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McClelland \u0026amp; Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.60d","brand":"Canisia Lubrin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051880935679,"sku":"9780771048692","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a510d7a0-3299-4be6-9ba8-82ac4507256e.jpg?v=1685015727","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dyzgraphxst-canisia-lubrin-9780771048692","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}