{"product_id":"yniga-9781566897617","title":"Yñiga","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne woman's reluctant trek through a forest of ghosts and the aftermath of empire in modern Philippine life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYñiga Calinauan leads an ordinary life in Manila--until the day a retired army general wanted for the murder of peasants is captured across the street from her house. Days later, her unassuming neighborhood is burned to the ground in what some whisper is retaliation. With nowhere else to go, she returns with beloved cat Jestoni to M--, the small fishing village of her childhood and her best chance at regaining the quiet life she lost. But the terror Yñiga thought she escaped in the city still stalks her, forcing her and Jestoni into the nearby forest of both trees and trauma that has long haunted her family. For Yñiga, there is no escape, only resistance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInspired by the state-sponsored killings under Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Glenn Diaz uses keen political acumen and masterful storytelling to explore familial resistance and the devastating weight of its legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Glenn Diaz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566897617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/29\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlenn Diaz is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Ones\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eYñiga\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), both winners of the Philippine National Book Award; and \u003ci\u003eWhen the World Ended I Was Thinking about the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), published by Paper Trail Projects. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRosa Mercedes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiminal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Johannesburg Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSplinter\u003c\/i\u003e and others. Born and raised in Manila, he holds a PhD from the University of Adelaide and currently teaches with the Department of English and Comparative Literature at the University of the Philippines Diliman.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Glenn Diaz \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48791304863901,"sku":"9781566897617","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_96d64085-fdcb-44ad-a55d-db76048158fa.jpg?v=1786552217","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/yniga-9781566897617","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}