{"product_id":"the-human-zoo-hardcover","title":"The Human Zoo - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSabina Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA blistering new novel that follows a Filipino American journalist's return to dictatorship-ruled Manila to research her book on tribes from a \"cracklingly original\" (\u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e) and \"singular\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e) author, PEN Faulkner award-winner, Sabina Murray.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilipino-American Christina \"Ting\" Klein has just travelled from New York to Manila, both to escape her imminent divorce, and to begin research for a biography of Timicheg, an indigenous Filipino brought to America at the start of 20th century to be exhibited as part of a \"human zoo.\" It has been a year since Ting's last visit, and one year since Procopio \"Copo\" Gumboc swept the elections in an upset and took power as president. Arriving unannounced at her aging Aunt's aristocratic home, Ting quickly falls into upper class Manila life--family gatherings at her cousin's compound; spending time with her best friend Inchoy, a gay socialist professor of philosophy; and a flirtation with her ex-boyfriend Chet, a wealthy businessman with questionable ties to the regime. All the while, family duty dictates that Ting be responsible for Laird, a cousin's fiancé, who has come from the States to rediscover his roots.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs days pass, Ting witnesses modern Filipino society languishing under Gumboc's terrifying reign. To make her way, she must balance the aristocratic traditions of her extended family, seemingly at odds with both situation and circumstance, as well temper her stance towards a regime her loved ones are struggling to survive. Yet Ting cannot extricate herself from the increasingly repressive regime, and soon finds herself personally confronted by the horrifying realities of Gumboc's power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt once a propulsive look at contemporary Filipino politics and the history that impacted the country, \u003cem\u003eThe Human Zoo\u003c\/em\u003e is a thrilling and provocative story from one of our most celebrated and important writers of literary fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSABINA MURRAY \u003c\/strong\u003egrew up in Australia and the Philippines and is currently a member of the MFA faculty at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eValiant Gentlemen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTales of the New World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Carnivore's Inquiry\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eForgery\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSlow Burn\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Caprices\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.06 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47250676777209,"sku":"9780802157508","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QnRMSXhuYXVXUElPNUY0Uk9lSU5jUT09.webp?v=1768664657","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-human-zoo-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}