{"product_id":"an-unruled-body-9781632063403","title":"An Unruled Body","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a searching and powerful debut memoir, award-winning poet and literary translator Ani Gjika tells a different kind of immigrant story by writing about the ways a woman listens to her own body, intuition, and desire.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAni Gjika was born in Albania and came of age just after the fall of Communism, a time in which everyone had a secret to keep and young women were afraid to walk down the street alone. When her family immigrates to America, Gjika finds herself far from the grandmother who helped raise her, grappling with a new language, and isolated from aging parents who are trying in their own ways to survive. Then she meets a young man whose mind leans toward writing as hers does, and Ani falls in love--at least, she thinks it's love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet across four countries--Albania, Thailand, India, and the U.S.--\u003cem\u003eAn Unruled Body\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a young woman's journey to selfhood through the lenses of language, sexuality, and identity, and how she learned to find freedom of expression on her own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Restless Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632063403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.20h x 5.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Ani Gjika","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43132942516405,"sku":"9781632063403","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_26319cae-a844-4664-98c4-f23832be822f.jpg?v=1695136144","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/an-unruled-body-9781632063403","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}