Originally published in the 1980s, the Native Tongue trilogy is a
classic dystopian tale: a testament to the power of language and
women's collective action. In the second book of the series, a covert
female agent is sent to break up the resistance.
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.
"This angry feminist text is also an exemplary experiment in speculative
fiction, deftly and implacably pursuing both a scientific hypothesis and
an ideological hypothesis through all their social, moral, and emotional
implications." --Ursula K. Le Guin
"A pioneering feminist experiment." --Literary Hub
A welcome reminder of the feminist legacies of science fiction. . . .
Explores the power of speech, agency, and subversion in a work that is
as gripping, troubling, and meaningful today as it has ever been.
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
