{"product_id":"birth-language","title":"Birth Language","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAimee Suzara's second full-length book Birth Language centers on a Filipina-American time traveling through her history, twisted and haunted like the roots of a balete tree. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book fuses English, Spanish, and Tagalog. It employs archival texts from as early as the 1500s when European conquistadors and explorers encountered the pre-colonial Philippine islands. Guided by the babaylan (shaman) and populated by mythical creatures like the mananneansal kapre, and sireno, the collection celebrates a history of resistance, reclaiming and redefining the self despite colonization, assimilation, and cultural loss.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tia Chucha Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57261154009432,"sku":"9781882688661","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781882688661.jpg?v=1778394689","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/birth-language","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}