{"product_id":"babaylan-9781879960596","title":"Babaylan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first international anthology of Filipina writers published in the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBabaylan\u003c\/em\u003e reflects the complex history of a people whose roots have stretched to both sides of the globe. With contributions from over 60 Filipina and Filipina American writers, \u003cem\u003eBabaylan \u003c\/em\u003eprovides readers with a comprehensive view of a growing and vibrant transnational literary culture. Challenging, innovative, fierce, reflective, somber, funny—no one word can capture the extraordinary range of this collection. The voices represented in this collection offer a broad and varied perspective on the Filipina writer whose diasporic existence is a living, breathing bridge, not only between countries but also generations, as strong voices from the past fuel realities of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBabaylan\u003c\/em\u003e brings to the concert halls of the United States a full-bodied chorus of Filipino women's voices. Welcome the songs and stories of these women with applause. Bravo! —Edna Zapanta-Manlapaz, Professor at Ateneo de Manila University and editor of \u003cem\u003eSong of Ourselves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of work by Filipina writers inspires with passion, delights with lush imagery and sound, and swells with unbridled language. Brave and beautiful, these many-voiced, multifaceted authors gave readers the first comprehensive look at a literary culture that has been ignored for far too long. —Allison Jospeph, author of \u003cem\u003eIn Every Seam\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are the stories and moments of women—some heartbreaking, some funny, all true to the heart. And the Phillipines is always present: as a landscape, memory, ghost. Babaylan is a feast for the senses, so eat your fill. —Andrea Louie, Publications Director of the Asian American Writers' Workshop and author of \u003cem\u003eMoon Cakes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick Carbó","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48609354350843,"sku":"9781879960596","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_5b7e940d-b6f0-4424-acb7-26d9ebcbce68.jpg?v=1775155605","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/babaylan-9781879960596","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}