{"product_id":"book-of-the-other-small-in-comparison-paperback","title":"Book of the Other: Small in Comparison - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTruong Tran\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBhanu Kapil\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA furious, multiform examination of the devastation wrought by anti-Asian racism in America\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTruong Tran's provocative collection of poetry, prose and essays is a stunning rebuttal to the idea of anti-Asian racism as a victimless crime. Written with a compulsion for lucidity that transforms outrage into clarity, \u003ci\u003eBook of the Other\u003c\/i\u003e resists the luxury of metaphor to write about the experience of being shut out, shut down and othered as a queer, working-class teacher, immigrant and refugee.\u003cbr\u003eWhat emerges from Tran's sharp-eyed experiments in language and form is an achingly beautiful acknowledgment of the estrangement from self forced upon those seduced by the promise of color-blind acceptance and the rigorous, step by step act of recollection needed to find one's way home to oneself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTruong Tran\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Saigon, Vietnam, in 1969. He is the author of six previous collections of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Perceptions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlacing the Accents\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDust and Conscience\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWithin the Margins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFour Letter Words\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e100 words\u003c\/i\u003e (coauthored with Damon Potter). He also authored the children's book \u003ci\u003eGoing Home Coming Home\u003c\/i\u003e, and an artist monograph, \u003ci\u003eI Meant to Say Please Pass the Sugar\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of the Poetry Center Prize, the Fund for Poetry Grant, the California Arts Council Grant and numerous San Francisco Arts Commission Grants. Tran lives in San Francisco where he teaches art and poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.8 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767408886048,"sku":"9781885030757","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/62af5b63c360c80608e3cc09f30a50a6.webp?v=1780310210","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/book-of-the-other-small-in-comparison-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}