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Title:

A thousand beginnings and endings : 15 retellings of Asian myths and legends / edited by Ellen Oh, Elsie Chapman.

Publisher:

Greenwillow Booksan imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

328 pages ; 22 cm

Subject:

Mythology, Asian--Juvenile fiction.
Tales--Asia--Juvenile fiction.
Short stories, American.
Mythology, Asian--Fiction.
Folklore--Asia--Fiction.
Fantasy.
Short stories.
Asia--Fiction.
Short stories.
Folk tales.
Fantasy fiction.

Other Authors:

Oh, Ellen, editor of compilation.
Chapman, Elsie, editor of compilation.
Chokshi, Roshani. Forbidden fruit.
Wong, Alyssa. Olivia's table.
Lee, Lori M. Steel skin.
Charaipotra, Sona. Still star-crossed.
Bodard, Aliette de. Counting of Vermillion beads.
Myers, E. C. (Eugene C.), 1978- Land of the morning calm.
Saeed, Aisha. Smile.
Chhibber, Preeti. Girls who twirl and other dangers.
Ahdieh, Renée. Nothing into all.
Kanakia, Rahul. Spear carrier.

Contents:

Eyes like candlelight (Japanese) / by Julie Kagawa. Olivia's table (Chinese) / by Alyssa Wong -- Steel skin (Hmong) / by Lori M. Lee -- Still star-crossed (Punjabi) / by Sona Charaipotra -- Counting the vermillion beads (Vietnamese) / by Aliette De Bodard -- The Land of the Morning Calm (Korean) / by E. C. Myers -- The smile (South Asian) / by Aisha Saeed -- Girls who twirl and other dangers (Gujarati) / by Preeti Chhibber -- Nothing into all (Korean) / by Renee Ahdieh -- Spear carrier (South Asian) / by Rahul Kanakia -- Code of honor (Filipino) / by Melissa De La Cruz -- Bullet, butterfly (Chinese) / by Elsie Chapman -- Daughter of the Sun (South Asian) / by Shveta Thakrar -- The Crimson cloak (Chinese) / by Cindy Pon -- Eyes like candlelight (Japanese) / by Julie Kagawa.

Summary:

Fifteen authors of Asian descent reimagine the folklore and mythology of East and South Asia, in short stories ranging from fantasy to science fiction to contemporary, from romance to tales of revenge.

ISBN:

0062671154
9780062671158

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1039187323

LCCN:

2018020967

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