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Book SynopsisNot the Tales You Were ToldOnce upon a time, Rudyard Kipling’s
Just So Stories—fantastical yarns of wondrous creatures in faraway places—bewitched children across the world. But times change. Today, Kipling’s writing tells us a different tale; of a love of Empire, and the troubling legacy of British colonialism.
In
Not So Stories, writers of colour from around the world reclaim these stories and remake them into something new. Something different. Something that belongs to us all.
Including stories by
Adiwijaya Iskandar, Joseph Elliott-Coleman, Raymond Gates, Stewart Hotston, Zina Hutton, Georgina Kamsika, Cassandra Khaw, Paul Krueger, Tauriq Moosa, Jeannette Ng, Ali Nouraei, Wayne Santos, Zedeck Siew and
Achala Upendran, with illustrations by
Woodrow Phoenix and a foreword by
Nikesh Shukla.
Trade Review"There is a lot to enjoy here. A book whose time has come..." -- Suroor Alikhan * Talking About Books *
"For any adult who was charmed by Kipling as a child." * Starburst Magazine *
"Whether you love or can't stand Kipling, this is a terrific book." * The B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog *
“Funny, touching, and often profound.” * Tor.com *
“Fantastical fables about why things are the way they are, like
Just So Stories… but without all the British Colonialism.” -- Alex Wells,
Bookriot -- Alex Wells * Book Riot *
Table of Contents
- Foreword, Nikesh Shukla
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How the Spider Got Her Legs, Cassandra Khaw
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Queen, Joseph Elliott-Coleman
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Best Beloved, Wayne Santos
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The Man Who Played With the Crab, Adiwijaya Iskandar
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Saṃsāra, Georgina Kamsika
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Serpent, Crocodile, Tiger, Zedeck Siew
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How the Tree of Wishes Gained its Carapace of Plastic, Jeannette Ng
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How the Ants Got Their Queen, Stewart Hotston
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How the Snake Lost its Spine, Tauriq Moosa
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The Cat Who Walked by Herself, Achala Upendran
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Strays Like Us, Zina Hutton
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How the Simurgh Won Her Tail, Ali Nouraei
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There is Such Thing as a Whizzy-Gang, Raymond Gates
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How the Camel Got Her Paid Time Off, Paul Krueger
