Resist: Stories of Uprising (History-into-Fiction) - Hardcover

Eley Williams; Kamila Shamsie; SJ Bradley; Lucy Caldwell; Jude Brown; Uschi Gatward; Luan Goldie; Gaia Holmes; Nikita Lalwani; Zoe Lambert; Irfan Master; Donny O'Rourke; Martin Edwards; Bidisha; Kim Squirrell; Lucas Stewart; Julia Bell; Steve Chambers; Karline Smith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1912697076 ISBN 13: 9781912697076

Publisher: Comma Press, 2019

Synopsis

At a time that feels unprecedented in British politics - with unlawful prorogations of parliament, casual race-baiting by senior politicians, and a climate crisis that continues to be ignored - it's easy to think these are uncharted waters for us, as a democracy.

But Britain has seen political crises and far-right extremism before, just as it has witnessed regressive, heavy-handed governments. Much worse has been done, or allowed to be done, in the name of the people and eventually, those same people have called it out, stood up, resisted.

In this new collection of fictions and essays, spanning two millennia of British protest, authors, historians and activists re-imagine twenty acts of defiance: campaigns to change unjust laws, protests against unlawful acts, uprisings successful and unsuccessful - from Boudica to Blair Peach, from the Battle of Cable Street to the tragedy of Grenfell Tower. Britain might not be famous for its revolutionary spirit, but its people know when to draw the line, and say very clearly, '¡No pasarán!'

Featuring, among many others: Women's Prize winner Kamila Shamsie on the Cato Street Conspiracy, and James Tait Black Prize winner Eley Williams on the Rebecca Riots.

This project has been supported by the Barry Amiel and Norman Melburn Trust and the Lipman-Miliband Trust, as well as Arts Council England. Part of Comma's 'History-into-Fiction' series.

About this title

Review:

'It's historic and new, it reflects while questioning the current day, it offers a fictional exploration and a grounded real world context.' --The Skinny

About the Author:

Ra is the CEO, Publisher and co-founder (with Sarah Eyre) of Comma Press. He has edited over 20 anthologies, including The City Life Book of Manchester Short Stories (Penguin, 1999), The New Uncanny (winner of the Shirley Jackson Award, 2008) and most recently Protest: Stories of Resistance (2017). He has coordinated a number of publisher development initiatives, including Literature Northwest (2004-2013), and the Northern Fiction Alliance (2016 onwards). He is a former journalist and has also worked as a producer and director on a number of short films.

About this edition

• Publisher: Comma Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1912697076
• ISBN 13: 9781912697076
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 464
• Editor: Ra Page