{"product_id":"lucky-creatures","title":"Lucky Creatures","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the inaugural 2024 Sarabande Prize in the Essay, selected by Alexander Chee and excerpted in \u003cem\u003eAdi Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\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","brand":"Sarabande Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48515744366841,"sku":"9781956046618","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/1811\/7625\/files\/imageloader_04c10ef1-da53-44b1-b521-15cdf0b2d72f.jpg?v=1781209109","url":"https:\/\/hookeandplotte.com\/products\/lucky-creatures","provider":"Hooke and Plotte Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}