{"product_id":"the-judas-rose-paperback","title":"The Judas Rose - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuzette Haden Elgin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRebecca Romney\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally published in the 1980s, the Native Tongue trilogy is a classic dystopian tale: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ea testament to the power of language and women's collective action. In the second book of the series, a covert female agent is sent to break up the resistance. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the second volume of the Native Tongue trilogy, the time has come for L adan--the secret language created to resist an oppressive patriarchy--to empower womankind worldwide. To expand the language's reach, female linguists translate the Bible into L adan, and a group of Roman Catholic nuns are tasked to spread the language. But when outraged priests detect their sabotage, they send a double agent to infiltrate and destroy the movement from the inside.\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 pioneering feminist experiment.\" --\u003cem\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA 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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuzette Haden Elgin\u003c\/strong\u003e (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 \u003cem\u003eGentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRebecca Romney\u003c\/strong\u003e is a rare book dealer and author. In 2017, she published \u003cem\u003ePrinter's Error\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 \u0026amp; 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769915670816,"sku":"9781936932641","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d53cb8730e7e850715b3ba6946545034.webp?v=1780359705","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-judas-rose-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}