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"Almond-eyed celestial, the filial daughter, the perfect wife. Quiet, submissive, demure. In Black Cranes, Southeast Asian writers of horror both embrace and reject these traditional roles in a unique collection of stories which dissect their experiences of 'otherness, ' be it in the colour of their skin, the angle of their cheekbones, the things they dare to write, or the places they have made for themselves in the world. Black Cranes is a dark and intimate exploration of what it is to be a perpetual outsider."--Publisher's description.
Notes
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Contents indexed selectively.
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Dedication:
To Pauline
To Rosalind
Contents
- The Genetic Alchemist's Daughter, single work single work short story horror science fiction (p. 15-34)
- A Pet Is for Life, single work short story (p. 46-60)
- Of Hunger and Fury, single work short story (p. 78-89)
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The Mark,
single work
short story
horror
Described by the author as 'a psychological horror story inspired by the Capgras delusion [the belief that a loved one has been replaced by an identical double]. It explores themes of womanhood, powerlessness and madness. It’s also a little ode to such works as The Yellow Wallpaper, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Margaret Atwood’s Alias Grace.'
Source: Author's website (https://gracechanwrites.com/2019/06/28/the-mark-verge-uncanny-2019/). (Sighted: 30/03/2020)
- Little Worm, single work short story (p. 202-231)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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[Review] Black Cranes : Tales of Unquiet Women
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 147 2022;
— Review of Black Cranes : Tales of Unquiet Women 2020 anthology short story
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[Review] Black Cranes : Tales of Unquiet Women
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: Aurealis , no. 147 2022;
— Review of Black Cranes : Tales of Unquiet Women 2020 anthology short story
Awards
- 2021 nominated British Fantasy Awards — Anthology
- 2020 winner Shirley Jackson Awards — Edited Anthology
- 2020 winner Bram Stoker Awards — Superior Achievement in an Anthology
- 2020 finalist Australian Shadows Award — Edited Publication
- 2020 finalist Aurealis Awards for Excellence in Australian Speculative Fiction — Anthology Division