{"product_id":"water-guest-paperback-softback-9780299352646","title":"Water Guest (Paperback \/ softback) 9780299352646","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWater Guest\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCaroline M. Mar (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780299352646\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 April 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e104 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 17.8 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLake Tahoe: home of the Washoe Tribe, a shining blue jewel that crowns the Sierra Nevada, and a beloved American vacation destination made accessible by the transcontinental railroad built largely by Chinese laborers. This gorgeous location forms the site from which Caroline M. Mar’s stunning collection, \u003ci\u003eWater Guest\u003c\/i\u003e, attempts to reconcile issues of identity, ownership, and place. The poems wander through Mar’s attempts to locate herself geographically, genealogically, and etymologically. A direct ancestor was a railroad laborer; is that why her love for the land feels older than herself? Or is it the siren call of the deep, clear water?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Raising questions of inheritance, the conundrum of land ownership, and the violence of history, Mar gives voice to the lost writing of Chinese laborers and silent communion to those of us still here—immigrant and Indigenous, settler and resister. This beautiful collection finds acceptance, if not resolution, through the questions themselves.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFailed Translations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDream of the Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMythology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStage 1: Cold Shock \/ Threat No. 1 Loss of Breathing Control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStage 1: Cold Shock \/ Threat No. 2 Heart and Blood Pressure Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStage 1: Cold Shock \/ Threat No. 3 Mental Problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWith a surface area of 191.6 square miles and a depth of 1,645 feet, Lake Tahoe is the largest and the second-deepest alpine lake in the United States\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntelligible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBurials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStage 2: Physical Incapacitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortraits of the Ancestor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1870 census\u003cbr\u003e Truckee, CA: Ah John, male, 18\u003cbr\u003e occupation: prostitute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStage 3: Hypothermia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eS---- \u003ci\u003eValley\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFire Control\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStage 4: Circum-rescue Collapse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatalog of Writings Left by Chinese Railroad Laborers of the C.P.R.R.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Correspondence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTragedy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMercy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuest: First Translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwim Team Outer Space\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong for Great-Grandfather\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuest: Second Translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProperty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Chinaman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCelestials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuest: Third Translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertainty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeing Away from the Lake\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistinctions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ghost Ship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSong for Great-Great-Grandfather\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLake of the Sky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530916557080,"sku":"9780299352646","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/water-guest-paperback-softback-9780299352646","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}