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Highlights
- "This historical fiction with a twist has an intriguing plot that will make the reader ask how the world could be different.
- Author(s): Kung Li Sun
- 260 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Alternative History
- Series Name: Emergent Strategy
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About the Book
A revolutionary tale of Black and Indigenous insurrection. History as it should have been.
Book Synopsis
"This historical fiction with a twist has an intriguing plot that will make the reader ask how the world could be different."--Booklist
A revolutionary tale of Black and Indigenous insurrection. History as it should have been. Begin the World Over is a counterfactual novel about the Founders' greatest fear--that Black and Indigenous people might join forces to undo the newly formed United States of America--coming true. In 1793, as revolutionaries in the West Indies take up arms, James Hemings has little interest in joining the fight for liberté--talented and favored, he is careful to protect his relative comforts as Thomas Jefferson's enslaved chef. But when he meets Denmark Vesey, James is immediately smitten. The formidable first mate persuades James to board his ship, on its way to the revolt in Saint-Domingue. There and on the mainland they join forces with a diverse cast of characters, including a gender nonconforming prophetess, a formerly enslaved jockey, and a Muskogee horse trader. The resulting adventure masterfully mixes real historical figures and events with a riotous retelling of a possible history in which James must decide whether to return to his constrained but composed former life, or join the coalition of Black revolutionaries and Muskogee resistance to fight the American slavers and settlers.
Review Quotes
"Telling an alternative history of the Caribbean slave rebellions in the 1790s, it's a story of adventure, determination, and people's passion for freedom and each other. This historical fiction with a twist has an intriguing plot that will make the reader ask how the world could be different."
--Booklist
"Begin the World Over remixes Baldwin's plea to do your first works over and artfully asks what if we did our national imagination over. It is creative as it is rigorous and enjoyable as it is demanding. Kung Li made me want to rewrite every ounce of history this nation has told me was truth, in search of multiple freedoms etched on terms set by our hearts."
--Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy
Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 260
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Alternative History
Series Title: Emergent Strategy
Publisher: AK Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Kung Li Sun
Language: English
Street Date: August 23, 2022
TCIN: 84912359
UPC: 9781849354721
Item Number (DPCI): 247-33-8443
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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