So long been dreaming : postcolonial science fiction & fantasy

Publication/Creation:

Vancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022

Format:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

So long been dreaming : postcolonial science fiction & fantasy / Nalo Hopkinson & Uppinder Mehan, eds

Related/Included Titles:

Deep end /
Griots of the galaxy /
Toot sweet Matricia /
Rachel /
Terminal Avenue /
When scarabs multiply /
Delhi /
Panopte's eye /
The grassdreaming tree /
The blue road: a fairy tale /
The forgotten ones /
Native aliens /
Refugees /
Trade winds /
Lingua Franca /
Out of sync /
The living roots /
Journey into the vortex /
Necahual /
Final thoughts /

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Additional Author/Creators:

Mehan, Uppinder, 1961-
Hopkinson, Nalo

Subjects/Genre

Genre:

Science fiction
Fantasy fiction
Afrofuturist fiction

Subjects:

Science fiction
Developing countries--Literatures--21st century

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Deep end / Nisi Shawl -- Griots of the galaxy / Andrea Hairston -- Toot sweet Matricia / Suzette Mayr -- Rachel / Larissa Lai -- Terminal Avenue / Eden Robinson -- When scarabs multiply / Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu -- Delhi / Vandana Singh -- Panopte's eye / Tamai Kobayashi -- The grassdreaming tree / Sheree R. Thomas -- The blue road: a fairy tale / Wayde Compton -- The forgotten ones / Karin Lowachee -- Native aliens / Greg van Eekhout -- Refugees / Celu Amberstone -- Trade winds / Devorah Major -- Lingua Franca / Carole McDonnell -- Out of sync / Ven Begamudré -- The living roots / Opal Palmer Adisa -- Journey into the vortex / Maya Khankhoje -- Necahual / Tobias S. Buckell -- Final thoughts / Uppinder Mehan.

Summary:

So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy" is an anthology of original new stories by leading African, Asian, South Asian and Aboriginal authors, as well as North American and British writers of color. Stories of imagined futures abound in Western writing. Writer and editor Nalo Hopkinson notes that the science fiction/fantasy genre "speaks so much about the experience of being alienated but contains so little writing by alienated people themselves." It's an oversight that Hopkinson and Mehan aim to correct with this anthology. The book depicts imagined futures from the perspectives of writers associated with what might loosely be termed the "third world." It includes stories that are bold, imaginative, edgy; stories that are centered in the worlds of the "developing" nations; stories that dare to dream what we might develop into. The wealth of postcolonial literature has included many who have written insightfully about their pasts and presents. With "So Long Been Dreaming" they creatively address their futures. --

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

270 pages ; 23 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937755699302486

ISBN:

155152158X
9781551521589
9781458776174
1458776174

OCLC Number:

54373107

Other Identifiers:

International Article Number: 9781551521589

Barcode:

010003555983