{"product_id":"babaylan-an-anthology-of-filipina-and-filipina-american-writers-paperback","title":"Babaylan: An Anthology of Filipina and Filipina American Writers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Carbó\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEileen Tabios\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNick Carbó is the author of two books of poetry, \u003cem\u003e El Grupo McDonald's\u003c\/em\u003e (1995) and \u003cem\u003eSecret Asian Man\u003c\/em\u003e (2000), both published by Tia Chucha Press. Editor of the critically acclaimed anthology Returning a Borrowed Tongue (1996) from Coffee House Press, Carbó received a NYFA\/New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Gregory Millard Fellowship in 1999 and a National Endowment for the Arts Poetry Fellowship in 1997. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47221623128166,"sku":"9781879960596","price":26.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/7kH68OK6LA9781879960596.webp?v=1789933890","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/babaylan-an-anthology-of-filipina-and-filipina-american-writers-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}