{"product_id":"ulir-t-kristine-ong-muslim-9780999451427","title":"Ulir疸: Best Contemporary Stories in Translation from the Philippines","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith a foreword by Gina Apostol. \"As a Filipino who dreams in Waray, I have waited too long for \u003cem\u003eUlir疸.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA groundbreaking survey of contemporary Philippine short fiction across seven different languages. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCNN's Best Filipino Books of 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTimeOut's 14 new books we're excited to read. ArtsEquator's Hot List.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWords Without Borders, The Watchlist, March 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers, \"The Anthologist: A Compendium of Uncommon Collections\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtsEquator's Hot List\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA man grows mushrooms from his nostrils, a town elects three mayors at the same time, a woman gives birth to a snake, and a boy wonders if his soldier father is an aswang. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUlir疸: Best Contemporary Stories in Translation from the Philippines\u003c\/em\u003e offers alternative visions of the islands beyond poverty and paradise. A vital survey of the richness and diversity of modern Philippine short stories, \u003cem\u003eUlir疸 \u003c\/em\u003efeatures fiction from Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon, Ilocano, Waray, Kinaray-a, and Akeanon translated into English for the first time for international audiences. Vigorous writing from Filipino writers living in different parts of the archipelago re-animate Duterte's Philippines, dramatizing everything from the drug wars, widespread corruption, and environmental degradation in surprisingly surreal and illuminating ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTagalog for \"consciousness,\" the anthology champions a more expansive, nuanced conception of Filipino literature beyond the confines of English-language Filipino literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristine Ong Muslim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0999451421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780999451427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gaudy Boy Translates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.84d","brand":"Kristine Ong Muslim","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995347386623,"sku":"9780999451427","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54419e30-13bd-40ac-84a9-c479de9744a8.jpg?v=1683335310","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ulir-t-kristine-ong-muslim-9780999451427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}