Wind bones books (11 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. When I speak Mandarin with my mother, I am reminded of the distance that separates usof my foreignness from the person who made me.In Mother Tongue, Hilda Hoy explores the manifold capacities of language: to shape ones sense of self, to bring together, to hold apart.Raised in Taiwan by her Taiwanese mother and Canadian father, bilingual from the beginning, Hoy explores her experience of growing up with otherness, and traces how English became her dominant tongue. After many years living in Canada and Europe, her Chinese-speaking self packed into a box and sealed shut, the repercussions of her loss of Mandarin are thrown into sharp focus when her mother is diagnosed with dementia, and begins losing the ability to speak.A tender exploration of grief and reconnection, of belonging and self, Mother Tongue is the story of a journey to locate ones voice between hybrid places. A meditation on language, culture, and identity, as writer Hilda Hoy seeks to reconnect with the Mandarin, spoken by her mother. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. When I speak Mandarin with my mother, I am reminded of the distance that separates usof my foreignness from the person who made me.In Mother Tongue, Hilda Hoy explores the manifold capacities of language: to shape ones sense of self, to bring together, to hold apart.Raised in Taiwan by her Taiwanese mother and Canadian father, bilingual from the beginning, Hoy explores her experience of growing up with otherness, and traces how English became her dominant tongue. After many years living in Canada and Europe, her Chinese-speaking self packed into a box and sealed shut, the repercussions of her loss of Mandarin are thrown into sharp focus when her mother is diagnosed with dementia, and begins losing the ability to speak.A tender exploration of grief and reconnection, of belonging and self, Mother Tongue is the story of a journey to locate ones voice between hybrid places. A meditation on language, culture, and identity, as writer Hilda Hoy seeks to reconnect with the Mandarin, spoken by her mother. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Our lives, our experiences and the people we encounter leave behind indelible marks. On the Bodies of Strangers is a collection of stories about marked lives and marked flesh. The stories in this collection are linked by a single thread: the tattoos of their protagonists, traces of experiences and meaning etched onto their skin. These are stories about the chaos of ordinary lives, about people who are flawed, complicated, but always deeply human. From domestic abuse to unexpected friendship, mixing horror and hope, intimacies and lies, On the Bodies of Strangers explores the many ways we mark each other and ourselves as we navigate the complexities of human relationships. Our lives, experiences, and the people we meet leave indelible marks. A collection of stories about marked lives and marked flesh, linked by a single thread: their protagonist's tattoos, traces of meaning etched onto the skin. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. In a remote Taiwanese temple, a goddess of saliva vanishes without a trace. One Hogmanay in Inverness, a family party is disrupted by an unexpected guest. On the streets of Taipei, an elderly prophet foretells an attack on the subway. On the way home from her day in court, a woman finds a sheep tangled in the roadside brambles.Four writers, four stories and four languages. Taigael is a first-of-its-kind collaborative writing and translation project, bringing together writers from Scotland and Taiwan, to explore language, translation and culture. These four stories by Elissa Hunter-Dorans (Scotland), Kiu-kiong (Taiwan), Lisa MacDonald (Scotland) and Naomi Sim (Taiwan) cross between languages and cultures to speak of things unspoken, and to find new and surprising connections.Taiwanese (Tai-gi) and Scottish Gaelic (Gaidhlig) are languages that have been historically marginalised and suppressed. Taigael presents two newly commissioned short stories in Gaelic, and two in Taiwanese, or Tai-gi. And then it translates these stories between the two languages, via Mandarin and English. Each story is published in all four languages, to allow the largest possible audience. In a Taiwanese temple, a saliva goddess vanishes without trace. A Hogmanay party is disrupted by an unexpected guest. In Taipei, an elderly prophet foretells a subway attack. On the way home from a day in court, a woman finds a sheep tangled in the brambles. Four stories, four writers, four languages: Gaelic, Taiwanese, Mandarin & English. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 144 pages. 5.00x0.33x8.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Paperback. Etat : Brand New. 136 pages. 5.50x0.32x8.50 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Shortlisted for the W&A Working Class Writers Prize 2022. A collection of short stories linked by the theme of tattoos.Our lives, our experiences and the people we encounter leave behind indelible marks. On the Bodies of Strangers explores marked lives and marked flesh. The stories in this collection are linked by a single thread: the tattoos of their protagonists, traces of experiences and meaning etched onto their skin. These are stories about the chaos of ordinary lives, about people who are flawed, complicated, but always deeply human. From domestic abuse to unexpected friendship, mixing horror and hope, intimacies and lies, On the Bodies of Strangers explores the many ways we mark each other and ourselves as we deal with the complexities of human behaviour. Shortlisted for the W&A Working Class Writers Prize 2022. A collection of short stories linked by the theme of tattoos. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. In a remote Taiwanese temple, a goddess of saliva vanishes without a trace. One Hogmanay in Inverness, a family party is disrupted by an unexpected guest. On the streets of Taipei, an elderly prophet foretells an attack on the subway. On the way home from her day in court, a woman finds a sheep tangled in the roadside brambles.Four writers, four stories and four languages. Taigael is a first-of-its-kind collaborative writing and translation project, bringing together writers from Scotland and Taiwan, to explore language, translation and culture. These four stories by Elissa Hunter-Dorans (Scotland), Kiu-kiong (Taiwan), Lisa MacDonald (Scotland) and Naomi Sim (Taiwan) cross between languages and cultures to speak of things unspoken, and to find new and surprising connections.Taiwanese (Tai-gi) and Scottish Gaelic (Gaidhlig) are languages that have been historically marginalised and suppressed. Taigael presents two newly commissioned short stories in Gaelic, and two in Taiwanese, or Tai-gi. And then it translates these stories between the two languages, via Mandarin and English. Each story is published in all four languages, to allow the largest possible audience. In a Taiwanese temple, a saliva goddess vanishes without trace. A Hogmanay party is disrupted by an unexpected guest. In Taipei, an elderly prophet foretells a subway attack. On the way home from a day in court, a woman finds a sheep tangled in the brambles. Four stories, four writers, four languages: Gaelic, Taiwanese, Mandarin & English. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. When I speak Mandarin with my mother, I am reminded of the distance that separates usof my foreignness from the person who made me.In Mother Tongue, Hilda Hoy explores the manifold capacities of language: to shape ones sense of self, to bring together, to hold apart.Raised in Taiwan by her Taiwanese mother and Canadian father, bilingual from the beginning, Hoy explores her experience of growing up with otherness, and traces how English became her dominant tongue. After many years living in Canada and Europe, her Chinese-speaking self packed into a box and sealed shut, the repercussions of her loss of Mandarin are thrown into sharp focus when her mother is diagnosed with dementia, and begins losing the ability to speak.A tender exploration of grief and reconnection, of belonging and self, Mother Tongue is the story of a journey to locate ones voice between hybrid places. A meditation on language, culture, and identity, as writer Hilda Hoy seeks to reconnect with the Mandarin, spoken by her mother. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Our lives, our experiences and the people we encounter leave behind indelible marks. On the Bodies of Strangers is a collection of stories about marked lives and marked flesh. The stories in this collection are linked by a single thread: the tattoos of their protagonists, traces of experiences and meaning etched onto their skin. These are stories about the chaos of ordinary lives, about people who are flawed, complicated, but always deeply human. From domestic abuse to unexpected friendship, mixing horror and hope, intimacies and lies, On the Bodies of Strangers explores the many ways we mark each other and ourselves as we navigate the complexities of human relationships. Our lives, experiences, and the people we meet leave indelible marks. A collection of stories about marked lives and marked flesh, linked by a single thread: their protagonist's tattoos, traces of meaning etched onto the skin. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. A saliva goddess vanishes without a trace from a Taiwanese temple. A Hogmanay party is interrupted by an uninvited guest. In Taipei, an elderly prophet foretells an attack on the subway. A woman walking home from court discovers a sheep tangled in the brambles.Four stories, by four writers, in four languages. Taigael is a first-of-its-kind collaborative writing and translation project that brings together writers from Scotland and Taiwan to explore language, translation, and culture. Elissa Hunter-Dorans and Lisa MacDonald (Scotland) join Kiu-kiong and Naomi Sim (Taiwan) in stories that cross between languages and cultures speaking of things unspoken, and finding new and surprising connections along the way.Gaelic and Taiwanese (Tai-gi) are both languages that have been historically marginalised and suppressed. Taigael presents two newly commissioned short stories in Gaelic and two in Taiwanese (presented in both Han characters and romanisation), then translates them between the two languages, via Traditional Mandarin and English opening a dialogue across the languages, traditions, and cultures of these two nations.A book for lovers of folk-tales, for fans of literature in translation, for language learners, and for those who want to slip across the boundaries between worlds. Four stories, four writers, four languages: contemporary fiction from Taiwan and Scotland in four languages: Gaelic, Taiwanese (Tai-gi), English and Mandarin. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…