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The Judas Rose

By: Suzette Haden Elgin, Rebecca Romney - foreword
Narrated by: Amy Landon
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Originally published in 1984, this classic dystopian trilogy is a testament to the power of language and women's collective action.

In the second volume of the Native Tongue trilogy, the time has come for Láadan - the secret language created to resist an oppressive patriarchy - to empower womankind worldwide. To expand the language's reach, female linguists translate the Bible into Láadan and a group of Roman Catholic nuns are tasked to spread the language. But when outraged priests detect their sabotage, they send a double agent to infiltrate and destroy the movement from the inside.

©1987 Suzette Haden Elgin; afterword copyright 2002 by Susan M. Squier and Julie Vedder (P)2019 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
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Disturbingly Crucial

Such a fascinating narrative investigating language, gender , and the shape of perception. Li found these puritanical sexualities labores and strange and tedious. An unfortunate decision on author’s part. Makes book feel more dated than it should. Nevertheless so fascinating, this series.

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So well written

I don't agree with the authors basic premise but really enjoy this series anyway.

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NATIVE TONGUE TRILOGY books for our time, 2022

The dystopian male dominated world with female subjugation was just hypothetical in 1983, 1984, and 1985 when this trilogy, 1984, and THE GATE TO WOMEN’S COUNTRY were written.

Dr. Elgin’s trilogy has become all the more important as a possible antidote, alternate path, or important wake-up call to the current actual cancellation of women’s rights.

The Trilogy is especially potent as audio books from Audible.

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