{"product_id":"nick-joaquin-the-woman-who-had-two-navels","title":"Nick Joaquin: The Woman Who Had Two Navels","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eNick Joaquin’s novel follows Connie Escobar, a wealthy woman convinced she has two navels. Instead of a medical practitioner, she consults a horse doctor for her unusual condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 12\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet against the backdrop of post-World War II Philippines, Nick Joaquin’s novel explores the complexities of identity, legacy, and personal autonomy through the experiences of its characters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Woman Who Had Two Navels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis certainly representative of Joaquin’s work, particularly from a craft point of view. Joaquin loved the expansive paragraph and utilized sentences so muscular—ripped in verbs and adjectives—that every sentence urged the reader to read them. In his descriptions of Manila and Hong Kong—whether in the present or in the past, whether physically or figuratively—Joaquin wraps his prose’s arms around the reader and does not let go. The paragraphs take themselves seriously, and that’s what the reader is forced to do as well. The detail, the observation, the structure: It’s breathtaking.” – from the Introduction by Ruel S. De Vera\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003cbr\u003eAnvil Publishing, Inc., Philippines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date:\u003cbr\u003e2024, Anvil Publishing, Inc. 1961, first published\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003cbr\u003eSoftcover \/ 18 x 12.5 x 1.5cm \/ 203 pages \/ BW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003cbr\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 978-971-27-3845-6\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bookmark Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45458131157036,"sku":null,"price":630.0,"currency_code":"PHP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1083\/5978\/files\/NewBooks_20240527-6001_6418a877-bf0b-4e83-bc8e-4d87af9171b1.jpg?v=1776748710","url":"https:\/\/artbooks.ph\/products\/nick-joaquin-the-woman-who-had-two-navels","provider":"artbooks.ph","version":"1.0","type":"link"}