{"product_id":"lucky-creatures-paperback","title":"Lucky Creatures - 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\u003eJoseph Trinidad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexander Chee\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the inaugural 2024 Sarabande Prize in the Essay, selected by Alexander Chee and excerpted in \u003cem\u003eAdi Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLucky Creatures\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold and playful collection about rebuilding life after migration, queerness and the transnational experience for readers of Ocean Vuong's \u003cem\u003eThe Emperor of Gladness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his debut essay collection, award-winning Filipino-Kiwi essayist Joseph Trinidad explores the lessons of his grandmother's chicken farm and his grandfather's lucky fish, Ara the golden arowana; the vibrancy of his home country and its rites of passage such as \u003cem\u003etuli\u003c\/em\u003e, beauty pageants, and national Boy Scout jamborees; the contradictions of Aotearoa-New Zealand, his adopted country, which demands his family's labour and insists that they leave their mother tongues at the border; and his own journey of coming out, along with the hard work of actualization that follows as he and his partner grapple with the desire to have a baby.\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the creatures of Filipino folktales and immigrant touchstones such as FaceTime and \"that one cousin from the States,\" \u003cem\u003eLucky Creatures\u003c\/em\u003e answers every immigrant's question: \"Was the move worth it?\" Each resulting essay is an unforgettable exploration of life as a queer, Brown, transnational hybrid--filled with warmth, grace, and humour of the lucky creatures who can hear the call of home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoseph Trinidad\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Filipino writer who lives in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington. His work has been featured in \u003cem\u003eLandfall\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNorth \u0026amp; South\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTe Papa\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Spinoff\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTurbine Kapohau\u003c\/em\u003e, and Migrant Zine Collective. He is the winner of the 2023 Adam Foundation Prize from the International Institute of Modern Letters and the 2023 Asian Ink from Playmarket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45839750660140,"sku":"9781956046618","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/RCJ06RY-069781956046618.webp?v=1784834709","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/lucky-creatures-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}