Not So Stories
by Adiwijaya Iskandar; Joseph Elliott-Coleman; Raymond Gates; Zina Hutton; Georgina Kamsika; Cassandra Khaw; Paul Krueger; Stewart Hotston; Tauriq Moosa
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Pub Date Apr 10 2018 | Archive Date Apr 20 2018
Rebellion Publishing | Abaddon
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Description
Anthology of short stories from culturally diverse writers writing in response to Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories.
Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories was one of the first true children's books in the English language, a timeless classic that continues to delight readers to this day. Beautiful, evocative and playful, the stories of How the Whale Got His Throat or How the First Letter Was Written paint a world of magic and wonder.
It's also deeply rooted in British Colonialism. Kipling saw the Empire as a benign, civilizing force, in a way that's troubling to modern readers. Not So Stories attempts to redress the balance, bringing together new and established writers of colour from around the world to take the Just So Stories back, to interrogate, challenge, and celebrate their legacy.
Including stories by Adiwijaya Iskandar, Joseph E. Cole, Raymond Gates, Stewart Hotston, Zina Hutton, Georgina Kamiska, Cassandra Khaw, Paul Krueger, Tauriq Moosa, Jeannette Ng, Ali Nouraei, Wayne Santos, Zedeck Siew, and Achala Upendran, with illustrations from Woodrow Pheonix.
*Please Note: This is an early arc. There may be changes in the final draft, please check before quoting or referencing as you review. Many thanks!*
A Note From the Publisher
"It's a brave choice to take something so much a part of the canon as Kipling and make it more inclusive, and yet that's what has happened in the following pages. There is a lot of talk at the moment about decolonizing our school and university syllabuses, especially English Literature ones where the canon remains pale, male and stale.
However, the real fight to ensure our stories are inclusive, representative and sensitive starts with the stories of our childhood. Here is a new take on some of yours."
From the foreword, by Nikesh Shukla.
However, the real fight to ensure our stories are inclusive, representative and sensitive starts with the stories of our childhood. Here is a new take on some of yours."
From the foreword, by Nikesh Shukla.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781781086124 |
| PRICE | CA$21.99 (CAD) |
| PAGES | 320 |
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