{"product_id":"chamoru-legends-a-gathering-of-stories-hardcover","title":"Chamoru Legends: A Gathering of Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTeresita Lourdes Perez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHamoru Legends\u003c\/i\u003e retells twelve CHamoru legends and features personal reflections from author Teresita Lourdes Perez, unique illustrations of each legend by Guam artists, and versions of the legends in the CHamoru language by Maria Ana Tenorio Rivera. The book includes CHamoru classics like the story of the siblings who created the universe; the two lovers who were pushed to the edge of a cliff because their union was forbidden; and the tale of the son who leapt an island away to escape his jealous father. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHamoru Legends \u003c\/i\u003eis the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards Bronze Medal recipient for Best Regional Fiction for Australia\/New Zealand\/Pacific Rim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is a reversible book featuring the legends in English on one side and in CHamoru on the other. Through multiple layers of interpretation, the book weaves together strips of wisdom and cultural lessons like the leaves used to shape the CHamoru gu蘿ak, or mat, upon which the earliest CHamoru storytellers sat sharing their versions of these timeless tales.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTeresita Lourdes Perez teaches English composition courses at the University of Guam and is the president of the Guam-based writing organization, Ta Tuge' Mo'na. She has also co-edited several publications including, \u003ci\u003eKinalamten gi Pasifiku: Insights from Oceania;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eStoryboard: A Journal of Pacific Imagery; \u003c\/i\u003eand the University of Guam's \u003ci\u003eUndergraduate Research Journal. \u003c\/i\u003eShe loves her child, her mother, her friends, her dogs and cats, her work, and her secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777127317792,"sku":"9781935198338","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/00fc9a9b4305de72fc58a9f568c6e519.webp?v=1780491944","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chamoru-legends-a-gathering-of-stories-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}