{"product_id":"lucky-creatures-9781956046618","title":"Lucky Creatures","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the inaugural 2024 Sarabande Prize in the Essay, selected by Alexander Chee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLucky Creatures\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold and playful collection about rebuilding life after migration, queerness and the transnational experience for readers of Ocean Vuong's \u003cem\u003eThe Emperor of Gladness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his debut essay collection, award-winning Filipino-Kiwi essayist Joseph Trinidad explores the lessons of his grandmother's chicken farm and his grandfather's lucky fish, Ara the golden arowana; the vibrancy of his home country and its rites of passage such as \u003cem\u003etuli\u003c\/em\u003e, beauty pageants, and national Boy Scout jamborees; the contradictions of Aotearoa-New Zealand, his adopted country, which demands his family's labour and insists that they leave their mother tongues at the border; and his own journey of coming out, along with the hard work of actualization that follows as he and his partner grapple with the desire to have a baby.\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the creatures of Filipino folktales and immigrant touchstones such as FaceTime and \"that one cousin from the States,\" \u003cem\u003eLucky Creatures\u003c\/em\u003e answers every immigrant's question: \"Was the move worth it?\" Each resulting essay is an unforgettable exploration of life as a queer, Brown, transnational hybrid--filled with warmth, grace, and humour of the lucky creatures who can hear the call of home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarabande Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956046618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Joseph Trinidad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452332830901,"sku":"9781956046618","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_33f5e3a2-ef51-49bd-9323-326b617a6815.jpg?v=1776826790","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/lucky-creatures-9781956046618","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}