{"product_id":"tonguit-harry-giles-9781910416051","title":"Tonguit","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Forward Prize's 2016 debut collection award, Harry Giles' \u003cem\u003eTonguit\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving exploration of identity in Scots, English, and bureaucracy. Politically radical and formally inventive, \u003cem\u003eTonguit\u003c\/em\u003e plays at the borders of nationality and sexuality with irreverent affection, questing through languages for a place to speak. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAWARDS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award 2014\u003cbr\u003e and the Forward Foundation's Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection 2016\u003cbr\u003e A \u003cem\u003eScottish Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e Pick of the Year 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An unusually adventurous and promising collection\" -- \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Varied experiments amplify Giles' ability to speak to the literati and the casual reader alike\" -- \u003cem\u003eThe London Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A thrilling mash-up of mongrel dialect and contemporary vernaculars, giving it inventiveness and freewheeling energy\" -- \u003cem\u003eCauseway \/ Cabhsair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tonguit is the best new collection of the year\" -- \u003cem\u003eEildon Tree \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Harry Giles' impressive first collection shows every sign of a particularly Scottish alertness to language, political radicalism and intellectual play... Tonguit shows the sharpest new tongue in Scotland at its most seditious, lively and visionary best.\" -- WN Herbert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarry Giles is from Orkney, Scotland. They write and perform work across poetry, theatre and games, and their work generally happens in the crunchy places where performance and politics get muddled up. They were the 2009 BBC Scotland slam champion, co-direct the live art platform Anatomy, and have toured participatory performances across Europe, North America, New Zealand and Leith. www.harrygiles.org\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry Giles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1910416053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781910416051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stewed Rhubarb Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Harry Giles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44567199645951,"sku":"9781910416051","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9f5f9de1-fb85-4285-a9aa-b90f4ff9bac7.jpg?v=1701376517","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tonguit-harry-giles-9781910416051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}