{"product_id":"native-tongue-9781936932627","title":"Native Tongue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally published in 1984, this dystopian trilogy--\"a pioneering feminist experiment\"--is a testament to the power of language and women's collective action (\u003cem\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2205, the 19th Amendment has long been repealed and women are only valued for their utility. The Earth's economy depends on an insular group of linguists who \"breed\" women to be perfect interstellar translators until they are sent to the Barren House to await death. But instead, these women are slowly creating a language of their own to make resistance possible. Ignorant to this brewing revolution, Nazareth, a brilliant linguist, and Michaela, a servant, both seek emancipation in their own ways. But their personal rebellions risk exposing the secret language, and threaten the possibility of freedom for all.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This angry feminist text is also an exemplary experiment in speculative fiction, deftly and implacably pursuing both a scientific hypothesis and an ideological hypothesis through all their social, moral, and emotional implications.\" --Ursula K. Le Guin\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A welcome reminder of the feminist legacies of science fiction. . . . Explores the power of speech, agency, and subversion in a work that is as gripping, troubling, and meaningful today as it has ever been.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936932627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.50w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Suzette Haden Elgin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671196659868,"sku":"9781936932627","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_bde20b85-b397-49da-8236-a4f5c04db797.jpg?v=1603924806","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/native-tongue-9781936932627","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}