{"product_id":"the-sword-and-the-pen-paperback-1","title":"The Sword and the Pen - Paperback","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\u003eChristian Joel Gonzales\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA raw, unflinching exploration of trauma, resilience, and redemption, \u003cem\u003eThe Sword and the Pen\u003c\/em\u003e utilizes poetry and prose to tell a story of survival. Christian Gonzales, a poet and filmmaker, lays bare his journey from a childhood marked by trauma to a hard-won reclamation of voice and identity. Through visceral poems like \"\u003cem\u003eI Never Wanted to Write This Poem\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eHandprints on My Neck\u003c\/em\u003e,\" he confronts pain, fear, and healing with brutal honesty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prose explores themes of resistance and identity, following characters who navigate oppressive systems and personal struggles, forced to choose between submission or defiance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis poignant work speaks to anyone carrying the weight of their past, offering hope that our stories, our destinies, can be rewritten. A colloquy on the power of vulnerability as art. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48397026492665,"sku":"9798991266871","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/JOyUdUxWGN9798991266871.webp?v=1778662511","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-sword-and-the-pen-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}