Native Tongue
Published on 23. July 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-1-936932-62-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this feminist science fiction classic, a secret language created by women holds the power to overthrow an oppressive ruling order.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
414 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-936932-62-7 (9781936932627)
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Persons
Suzette Haden Elgin (born Patricia Anne Wilkins; 1936-2015) was an American science fiction author. She founded the Science Fiction Poetry Association, and was considered an important figure in the field of science fiction constructed languages. Elgin was also a linguist; she published nonfiction, of which the best-known is the Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense series.