{"product_id":"9781781087800","title":"Not So Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNot So Stories \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Adiwijaya Iskandar, Joseph Elliott-Coleman, Raymond  Gates, Zina Hutton, Georgina Kamsika, Cassandra Khaw, Paul  Krueger, Stewart Hotston, Tauriq Moosa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot the Tales You Were Told\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce upon a time, Rudyard Kipling’s \u003ci\u003eJust So Stories\u003c\/i\u003e—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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNot So Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, writers of colour from around the world reclaim these stories and remake them into something new. Something different. Something that belongs to us all. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluding stories by \u003cb\u003eAdiwijaya 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 \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eAchala Upendran, \u003c\/b\u003ewith illustrations by \u003cb\u003eWoodrow Phoenix \u003c\/b\u003eand a foreword by \u003cb\u003eNikesh Shukla\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"There is a lot to enjoy here. A book whose time has come...\"\u003cbr\u003e\"For any adult who was charmed by Kipling as a child.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Whether you love or can't stand Kipling, this is a terrific book.\"\u003cbr\u003e“Funny, touching, and often profound.”\u003cbr\u003e“Fantastical fables about why things are the way they are, like \u003ci\u003eJust So Stories\u003c\/i\u003e… but without all the British Colonialism.” -- Alex Wells, \u003ci\u003eBookriot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781781087800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Abaddon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40590058913998,"sku":"9781781087800","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_3064d819-36ce-4f5a-84a5-7e4cad3825d8.jpg?v=1646340169","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781781087800","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}