{"product_id":"amnion-paperback","title":"Amnion - 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\u003eStephanie Sy-Quia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA POETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER of the Forward \/ Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection, Somerset Maugham Award, and Eric Gregory Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED for the Laurel Prize, Rathbones Folio Prize, and RSL Ondaatje Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary debut, book-length poem from a significant young thinker on migratory histories, race and colonialism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to be a person of multitudinous countries and heritages? \u003ci\u003eAmnion\u003c\/i\u003e excavates migratory histories, colonialism and class, moving from England to France, the United States, Spain, Germany, Libya and the Philippines. In this chronicle of a family's history divided by geography and language, Stephanie Sy-Quia explores the reverberations that the actions of one generation can have on the next, through acts of bravery and resistance, great and small.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimultaneously mapping and undoing ideas of the self, everything here is contested. Undefinable in form, combining aspects of fiction, epic poetry and the lyric essay, and merging classical thought and contemporary life to show the joy in living and art, \u003ci\u003eAmnion\u003c\/i\u003e's broad intellect and undulating emotional landscape is a testament to the families we are given and those that we choose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie Sy-Quia\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1995 in California and now lives in London. She studied English at Oxford and currently works as a freelance journalist. Her writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eFT Weekend\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eEconomist\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Spectator \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTANK\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and has twice been shortlisted for the \u003ci\u003eFT\u003c\/i\u003e Bodley Head Essay prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53801673163059,"sku":"9781783787746","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/sZ5GBGtfxk9781783787746.webp?v=1785975534","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/amnion-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}