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OverviewNative Tongue is one of our most recognizable backlist titles, and has been selling well despite the fact that it has been digital-print-only for some time now. It is frequently course adopted, and we are frequently asked by booksellers and professors when it will be more widely available. Film adaptation rights for the trilogy have recently been sold. UK rights for the trilogy have also been sold, and there will be a simultaneous UK publication of the books. Often compared to The Handmaid's Tale, the Native Tongue trilogy is another dystopian narrative based on the idea of increased gender-based discrimination. With the success of the former's television show and the continuing battle over women's health and other gender issues in the US, the Native Tongue trilogy definitely remains relevant today. These titles will be tied in with publicity connected to the Feminist Press's 50th anniversary in 2020, including fundraising campaigns and events. The reissue of the Native Tongue trilogy will begin a multi-year campaign to reissue several Feminist Press backlist classics and bring them to a wider audience. Will include new front/back matter by a contemporary, feminist science fiction author. Each book in the series will feature new content of this kind, each by a different author. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Suzette Haden Elgin , Rebecca RomneyPublisher: Feminist Press at The City University of New York Imprint: Feminist Press at The City University of New York Dimensions: Width: 13.90cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9781936932641ISBN 10: 1936932644 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 05 September 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsSuzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue trilogy, a classic text of angry feminism, 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, author of The Left Hand of Darkness Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue. . . records female tribulation in a world where . . . women have no public rights at all. Elgin's heroines do, however, have one set of weapons--words of their own. --Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar, The New York Times Book Review Native Tongue brings to life not only the possibility of a women's language, but also the rationale for one. . . . [It is] a language that can bring to life concepts men have never needed, have never dreamed of--and thus change the world. Elgin never makes the mistake of easy utopiansim or over-optimism. Her women revel in patience. --Voice Literary Supplement Drastically and distinctly, Elgin has carried current fundamentalist views on women to their 'logical' conclusion. . . . Above all she understands that until women find the words and syntax for what they need to say, they will never say it, nor will the world hear it. . . . There isn't a phony or romantic moment here, and the story is absolutely compelling. --Women's Review of Books Elgin's novel will inspire those who believe that women's words can change the world. --Marleen S. Barr, author of Lost in Space: Probing Feminist Science Fiction and Beyond Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue trilogy, a classic text of angry feminism, 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, author of The Left Hand of Darkness Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue. . . records female tribulation in a world where . . . women have no public rights at all. Elgin's heroines do, however, have one set of weapons--words of their own. --Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar, The New York Times Book Review Native Tongue brings to life not only the possibility of a women's language, but also the rationale for one. . . . [It is] a language that can bring to life concepts men have never needed, have never dreamed of--and thus change the world. Elgin never makes the mistake of easy utopiansim or over-optimism. Her women revel in patience. --Voice Literary Supplement Drastically and distinctly, Elgin has carried current fundamentalist views on women to their 'logical' conclusion. . . . Above all she understands that until women find the words and syntax for what they need to say, they will never say it, nor will the world hear it. . . . There isn't a phony or romantic moment here, and the story is absolutely compelling. --Women's Review of Books Elgin's novel will inspire those who believe that women's words can change the world. --Marleen S. Barr, author of Lost in Space: Probing Feminist Science Fiction and Beyond Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue trilogy, a classic text of angry feminism, 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, author of The Left Hand of Darkness Suzette Haden Elgin's Native Tongue. . . records female tribulation in a world where . . . women have no public rights at all. Elgin's heroines do, however, have one set of weapons-words of their own. -Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar, The New York Times Book Review Native Tongue brings to life not only the possibility of a women's language, but also the rationale for one. . . . [It is] a language that can bring to life concepts men have never needed, have never dreamed of-and thus change the world. Elgin never makes the mistake of easy utopiansim or over-optimism. Her women revel in patience. -Voice Literary Supplement Drastically and distinctly, Elgin has carried current fundamentalist views on women to their 'logical' conclusion. . . . Above all she understands that until women find the words and syntax for what they need to say, they will never say it, nor will the world hear it. . . . There isn't a phony or romantic moment here, and the story is absolutely compelling. -Women's Review of Books Elgin's novel will inspire those who believe that women's words can change the world. -Marleen S. Barr, author of Lost in Space: Probing Feminist Science Fiction and Beyond Author InformationSuzette Haden Elgin (born Patricia Anne Wilkins; 1936–2015) was an American science fiction author. She founded the Science Fiction Poetry Association, and was considered an important figure in the field of science fiction constructed languages. Elgin was also a linguist; she published nonfiction, of which the best-known is the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense series. Rebecca Romney is a rare book dealer and author. In 2017, she published Printer's Error, a subversive history of printed books. She appears regularly as a rare book specialist on the HISTORY Channel. She is the cofounder of the Honey & Wax Prize, a book collecting award for young women. Now settled in Washington, DC, she is the co-founder of the rare book firm Type Punch Matrix. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |