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So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy
| Author: | Uppinder Mehan Nalo Hopkinson |
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Arsenal Pulp Press, 2004 |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction / Fantasy |
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Synopsis
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.
Contents:
- Introduction - essay by Nalo Hopkinson
- Deep End - short story by Nisi Shawl
- Griots of the Galaxy - novelette by Andrea Hairston
- Toot Sweet Matricia - short story by Suzette Mayr
- Rachel - short story by Larissa Lai
- Terminal Avenue - short story by Eden Robinson
- When Scarabs Multiply - short story by Nnedi Okorafor
- Delhi - short story by Vandana Singh
- Panopte's Eye - short story by Tamai Kobayashi
- The Grassdreaming Tree - short story by Sheree R. Thomas
- The Blue Road: A Fairy Tale - short story by Wayde Compton
- The Forgotten Ones - short story by Karin Lowachee
- Native Aliens - short story by Greg van Eekhout
- Refugees - novelette by Celu Amberstone
- Trade Winds - short story by Devorah Major
- Lingua Franca - short story by Carole McDonnell
- Out of Sync - (1992) - short story by Ven Begamudré
- The Living Roots - short story by Opal Palmer Adisa
- Journey Into the Vortex - (1997) - short story by Maya Khankhoje
- Necahual - short story by Tobias S. Buckell
- Final Thoughts - essay by Uppinder Mehan
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