Of Gods and Mobsters: Classic Tales Retold in Hong Kong (2013) Edited by SCC Overton. Classical gods and heroes. Men and women of myth, legend and folklore. Characters from the greatest 19th and 20th Century novels. All of them relocated, reimagined and retold in this collection of short stories and poetry from the Hong Kong Writers Circle. The 18 short stories and six poems take their inspiration from sources as diverse as Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, Grimms’ Fairy Tales, The Hobbit, 1001 Arabian Nights and wuxia novel Legend of the Condor Heroes. Trade Paperback: 267 Pages Publisher: Hong Kong Writers Circle Date of Publication: 2013 ISBN: 978-988-16858-1-0 ASIN (Kindle): B00DLVB3IS |
Contributors
Joy Al-Sofi, Simon Berry, Laura Besley, Reena Bhojwani, Mike Bishop, Paolo Danese, Jame DiBiasio, Kim Grant, Ian Greenfield, Melanie Ho, Peter John Humphreys, Phillip Y Kim, Pik Ki Luk, S. McKenna, SCC Overton, Edmund Price, Vaughan Rapatahana, James Tam, Jane Wallace, Valerie Wilson Trower.
