{"product_id":"the-human-zoo-sabina-murray-9780802157508","title":"The Human Zoo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA blistering new novel that follows a Filipino American journalist's return to dictatorship-ruled Manila to research her book on tribes from a \"cracklingly original\" (\u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e) and \"singular\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e) author, PEN Faulkner award-winner, Sabina Murray.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilipino-American Christina \"Ting\" Klein has just travelled from New York to Manila, both to escape her imminent divorce, and to begin research for a biography of Timicheg, an indigenous Filipino brought to America at the start of 20th century to be exhibited as part of a \"human zoo.\" It has been a year since Ting's last visit, and one year since Procopio \"Copo\" Gumboc swept the elections in an upset and took power as president. Arriving unannounced at her aging Aunt's aristocratic home, Ting quickly falls into upper class Manila life--family gatherings at her cousin's compound; spending time with her best friend Inchoy, a gay socialist professor of philosophy; and a flirtation with her ex-boyfriend Chet, a wealthy businessman with questionable ties to the regime. All the while, family duty dictates that Ting be responsible for Laird, a cousin's fiancé, who has come from the States to rediscover his roots.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs days pass, Ting witnesses modern Filipino society languishing under Gumboc's terrifying reign. To make her way, she must balance the aristocratic traditions of her extended family, seemingly at odds with both situation and circumstance, as well temper her stance towards a regime her loved ones are struggling to survive. Yet Ting cannot extricate herself from the increasingly repressive regime, and soon finds herself personally confronted by the horrifying realities of Gumboc's power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt once a propulsive look at contemporary Filipino politics and the history that impacted the country, \u003cem\u003eThe Human Zoo\u003c\/em\u003e is a thrilling and provocative story from one of our most celebrated and important writers of literary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sabina Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802157505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802157508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 5.83w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/23\/2021 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/20\/2021","brand":"Sabina Murray","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051204997375,"sku":"9780802157508","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bac82cec-0b31-49ae-ad7f-fe646b9860c4.jpg?v=1685011710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-human-zoo-sabina-murray-9780802157508","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}