{"product_id":"no-country-for-eight-spot-butterflies-a-lyric-essay","title":"No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart memoir, part manifesto, CHamorro climate activist Julian Aguon’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a collection of essays on resistance, resilience, and collective power in the age of climate disaster; and a call for justice—for everyone, but in particular, for Indigenous peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"mobile-about-the-book\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"slot product-about 9781662601637 isbn-related seemoreenable show opened\" id=\"seemore-0\" height-fold=\"377\" target-height=\"904.25\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"overview\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn bracing poetry and compelling prose, Aguon weaves together stories from his childhood in the villages of Guam with searing political commentary about matters ranging from nuclear weapons to global warming. Undertaking the work of bearing witness, wrestling with the most pressing questions of the modern day, and reckoning with the challenge of truth-telling in an era of rampant obfuscation, he culls from his own life experiences—from losing his father to pancreatic cancer to working for Mother Teresa to an edifying chance encounter with Sherman Alexie—to illuminate a collective path out of the darkness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA powerful, bold, new voice writing at the intersection of Indigenous rights and environmental justice, Julian Aguon is entrenched in the struggles of the people of the Pacific to liberate themselves from colonial rule, defend their sacred sites, and obtain justice for generations of harm. In\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies\u003c\/em\u003e, Aguon shares his wisdom and reflections on love, grief, joy, and triumph and extends an offer to join him in a hard-earned hope for a better world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more-link-wrap opened\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJulian Aguon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover, 128 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":53196184715584,"sku":"fty1790032182784","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/8535\/4304\/files\/no-country-for-eight-spot-butterflies-a-lyric-essay_1.jpg?v=1790032187","url":"https:\/\/mountainpeaks.shop\/products\/no-country-for-eight-spot-butterflies-a-lyric-essay","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}