{"product_id":"ulirat-best-contemporary-stories-in-translation-from-the-philippines-paperback","title":"Ulirát: Best Contemporary Stories in Translation from the Philippines - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristine Ong Muslim\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn Bengan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDaryll Delgado\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith a foreword by Gina Apostol. \"As a Filipino who dreams in Waray, I have waited too long for \u003cem\u003eUlirát.\" \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\u003eUlirát: 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\u003eUlirá t\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 378\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42100395999367,"sku":"9780999451427","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c305631b1dfe9e739fcb742d7f57a61e.webp?v=1732384196","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ulirat-best-contemporary-stories-in-translation-from-the-philippines-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}