{"product_id":"sea-girl-feminist-folktales-from-around-the-world-hardcover","title":"Sea Girl: Feminist Folktales from Around the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEthel Johnston Phelps\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSuki Boynton\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eDaniel José Older\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn legends spanning China to Canada, \u003ci\u003eSea Girl\u003c\/i\u003e lays out a new mythology in which women and girls prove they're more than capable of saving the day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe feminist folktales collected in \u003ci\u003eSea Girl\u003c\/i\u003e upend any notion that women are doomed to be sentimental, meek, or submissive. In these classic tales, heroines unflinchingly wade monstrous rivers, escape ogres' nests, and outsmart desperate sharks and hungry tigers. And while defending their families and villages, they always determine their own fate.\u003ci\u003eFeminist Folktales\u003c\/i\u003e is a four-volume series of folklore showcasing traditional stories from around the world with courageous and heroic girls at the center of every tale. Often having existed only as oral histories, Ethel Johnston Phelps collected and anthologized these tales into two volumes, \u003ci\u003eTatterhood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Maid of the North\u003c\/i\u003e. This series features Phelps's stories set against new illustrations, with introductions reflecting the enduring cultural significance of these folktales in the present day.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEthel Johnston Phelps\u003c\/b\u003e (1914-1984) held a master's degree in medieval literature, coedited a Ricardian journal, and published several articles on fifteenth-century subjects. She compiled two anthologies of feminist folktales from around the world, \u003ci\u003eTatterhood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Maid of the North\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel José Older\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eShadowshaper\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eBone Street Rumba\u003c\/i\u003e urban fantasy series. \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e hailed him as a rising star of the genre after the publication of his debut ghost noir collection, \u003ci\u003eSalsa Nocturna\u003c\/i\u003e. He coedited the anthology \u003ci\u003eLong Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History\u003c\/i\u003e and guest edited the music issue of \u003ci\u003eCrossed Genres\u003c\/i\u003e. His short stories and essays have appeared in Tor.com, BuzzFeed, \u003ci\u003eStrange Horizons\u003c\/i\u003e, and others, and the anthologies \u003ci\u003eSubversion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMothership: Tales Of Afrofuturism And Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuki Boynton\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist, illustrator, and the senior graphic designer at the Feminist Press. She is a graduate of Connecticut College with a BA in art history and has a degree in graphic design from the Art Institute of Charleston, SC. She currently lives in Newark, NJ.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771598569760,"sku":"9781558614185","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/70456c06eb5b5bb8c05102eaa9b5ab48.webp?v=1780389207","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sea-girl-feminist-folktales-from-around-the-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}