{"product_id":"the-sword-and-the-pen-9798991266871","title":"The Sword and the Pen","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Christian Joel Gonzales\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Christian Gonzales\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Christian Gonzales\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - Motivational \u0026amp; Inspirational\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA raw, unflinching exploration of trauma, resilience, and redemption, \u003cem\u003eThe Sword and the Pen\u003c\/em\u003e utilizes poetry and prose to tell a story of survival. Christian Gonzales, a poet and filmmaker, lays bare his journey from a childhood marked by trauma to a hard-won reclamation of voice and identity. Through visceral poems like \"\u003cem\u003eI Never Wanted to Write This Poem\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eHandprints on My Neck\u003c\/em\u003e,\" he confronts pain, fear, and healing with brutal honesty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prose explores themes of resistance and identity, following characters who navigate oppressive systems and personal struggles, forced to choose between submission or defiance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis poignant work speaks to anyone carrying the weight of their past, offering hope that our stories, our destinies, can be rewritten. A colloquy on the power of vulnerability as art. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Gonzales","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47779209674903,"sku":"9798991266871","price":1211.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798991266871.webp?v=1778034342","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-sword-and-the-pen-9798991266871","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}