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So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy (2004)

von Nalo Hopkinson (Herausgeber), Uppinder Mehan (Herausgeber)

Weitere Autoren: Opal Palmer Adisa (Mitwirkender), Celu Amberstone (Mitwirkender), Ho Che Anderson (Umschlagillustration), Ven Begamudre (Mitwirkender), Tobias S. Buckell (Mitwirkender)15 mehr, Wayde Compton (Mitwirkender), Andrea Hairston (Mitwirkender), Maya Khankhoje (Mitwirkender), Tamai Kobayashi (Mitwirkender), Larissa Lai (Mitwirkender), Karin Lowachee (Mitwirkender), devorah major (Mitwirkender), Suzette Mayr (Mitwirkender), Carole McDonnell (Mitwirkender), Nnedi Okorafor (Mitwirkender), Eden Robinson (Mitwirkender), Nisi Shawl (Mitwirkender), Vandana Singh (Mitwirkender), Sheree Thomas (Mitwirkender), Greg van Eekhout (Mitwirkender)

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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 colour. 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 centred 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. With an introduction by Hugo and Nebula Award-winner Samuel R. Delany. Contributors to So Long Been Dreaming are Opal Palmer Adisa, Celu Amberstone, Ven Begamudre, Tobias S. Buckell, Wayde Compton, Andrea Hairston, Maya Khankhoje, Tamai Kobayashi, Larissa Lai, Karin Lowachee, devorah major, Suzette Mayr, Carole McDonnell, Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, Eden Robinson, Nisi Shawl, Vandana Singh, Sheree R. Thomas, and Greg van Eekhout.… (mehr)
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I stumbled upon this collection of sci-fi stories written by various black and people of color writers. I originally was looking for books written by black female sci-fi authors like Octavia Spencer and so many other greats. Unfortunately a lot of their works are not in the library system individually but within collections. I wasn't sure i would like that format. Very few of the stories i skipped or skimmed which is a first. I was shocked when many of the stories ended in cliffhangers. I wanted more. It was so beautiful reading about these worlds where they not only look like me or other non white people but have their cultures interwoven into the plot, theme, main idea of the story in a respectful incredible way. If we lived in a better world these stories would make incredible movies and tv shows. Unfortunately it will never get that opportunity not without a lot of whitewashing and demeaning changes. I not only felt like i learned more about my people but other cultures as well. I high recommend this book. ( )
  Lavender3 | Dec 21, 2022 |
I like the idea behind this collection so so SO much more than another tired collection of retold European fairy tales. I particularly liked Eden Robinson's "Terminal Avenue," because the characters in the dystopia felt completely real and realized, even if the dystopia itself was only dimly sketched. Vandana Singh's "Delhi" reads like a heady, suicidal and Indian version of [book: The Time Traveler's Wife]. Karin Lowachee's "The Forgotten Ones," Greg van Eekhout's "Native Aliens" and Celu Amberstone's "Refugees" question land settlement and dispossession. And finally, I appreciated Carole McDonnell's "Lingua Franca," a nuanced and uncomfortable look at language and the power it grants--or takes away. ( )
  wealhtheowwylfing | Feb 29, 2016 |
I find it quite difficult to talk about short story collections by various authors. It's the last story read that's most vibrant in memory, but that seems so unfair to the first read, the story that drew me in. Suffice it to say we could do with a lot more from these writers. Highly recommended for anyone who has fallen out of love with SFF these past ten - fifteen years and wants to be in love with it again. ( )
  veracite | Apr 5, 2013 |
Some of these stories were amazing, but felt like they would work sooo much better as longer works. The anthology introduces a speculative fiction/sci fi newbie like myself to a wide range of writers of color, but this definitely should *not* be taken for a one-sitting reading. ( )
  VikkiLaw | Apr 4, 2013 |
A fairly decent short story collection comprising science fiction and fantasy works "by leading African, Asian, South Asian and Aboriginal authors, as well as North American and British writers of colour" (per the back cover). Because it's a short story collection, you're naturally going to have some variance in the quality.

Thematically, the book is divided into five sections: "The Body", "Future Earth", "Allegory", "Encounters with the Alien", and "Re-imagining the Past". Section 4 is the biggest and also contains the story which was my primary reason for borrowing this book. This is also the last section I read; after that story I don't particularly feel like working my way through the rest.

I rated each story as I went, so each section will have an average rating. The rating for the collection as a whole is an average of all of the stories (not average of the averages; I'm adding all the stories' ratings together to average them out).

Section 1: The Body. Average rating: 1.75

Ouch. I guess I should not be surprised that a section focusing on the body would be my least favourite. The worst of this section featured gratuitous lesbian sex, half-baked worlds, gag-inducing description and an uncomfortable-for-me focus on the female form. The best of this section was the River Song-like protagonist of the second story.

Section 2: Future Earth. Average rating: 3

Much better. Most of the stories in this section were at least a 3; only the last story rated a 2. The worst of this section was creepy masochism scenes in the first story and a tired Big Brother dystopic society in the last story. The best of this section involved a man who could communicate with people in different timestreams (the Doctor Who fan in me got a huge kick out of that) and a fable of sorts set in a post-apocalyptic Saharan Desert that was scarily plausible but also magical, and it had a good message.

Section 3: Allegory. Average rating: 4

I was really taken with the two stories in this section. "The Grassdreaming Tree" rated a 3.5 because the narrative voice was very good, definitely captured the rhythm of oral storytelling, and the description was good as well. "The Blue Road: A Fairy Tale," meanwhile, got a pleasantly surprised 4.5 because I really, really enjoyed it. It was really quite magical, and I think I shall have to retain a copy of it to read to any children in my family or friends' circles. I like this kind of fairy tale, with clever, resourceful protagonists overcoming adversity.

Section 4: Encounters with the Alien. Average rating: 2.5

This is actually the section with the story that was my reason for borrowing the collection ("Lingua Franca"), so this rating may appear a bit harsh. However, there was a one-star in this section: "Trade Winds". Completely not interesting and I also had a personal beef with it (don't call interpreters "translators"). Still, I did like the story I came for, which is about a Deaf planet having to deal with spoken English becoming the lingua franca, and the young people all getting throat and ear implants so that they can become part of the speaking world. Very interesting concept, also quite relevant.

I ended up skipping the last section, so my rating as a whole reflects only those sections I read. To sum up, I'd say borrow this from the library if you really want to give it a go. ( )
  rabbitprincess | Feb 26, 2011 |
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Hopkinson, NaloHerausgeberHauptautoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Mehan, UppinderHerausgeberHauptautoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Adisa, Opal PalmerMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Amberstone, CeluMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Anderson, Ho CheUmschlagillustrationCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Begamudre, VenMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Buckell, Tobias S.MitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Compton, WaydeMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Hairston, AndreaMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Khankhoje, MayaMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Kobayashi, TamaiMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Lai, LarissaMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
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major, devorahMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
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McDonnell, CaroleMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Okorafor, NnediMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Robinson, EdenMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Shawl, NisiMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Singh, VandanaMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
Thomas, ShereeMitwirkenderCo-Autoralle Ausgabenbestätigt
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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 colour. 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 centred 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. With an introduction by Hugo and Nebula Award-winner Samuel R. Delany. Contributors to So Long Been Dreaming are Opal Palmer Adisa, Celu Amberstone, Ven Begamudre, Tobias S. Buckell, Wayde Compton, Andrea Hairston, Maya Khankhoje, Tamai Kobayashi, Larissa Lai, Karin Lowachee, devorah major, Suzette Mayr, Carole McDonnell, Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, Eden Robinson, Nisi Shawl, Vandana Singh, Sheree R. Thomas, and Greg van Eekhout.

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