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MULTICULTURALISM & ISSUES - Jamila Gavin
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HISTORICAL FICTION and MYTHOLOGY. THEATRE, TV and RADIO. CORAM BOY AS THEATRE. HISTORICAL FICTION and MYTHOLOGY. Multiculturalism and Issues in children's books. In the 1970s families such as mine were not being reflected in the culture around us. It seemed to me that, post empire, Britain had turned in on itself and was not properly dealing with the phenomenon of immigration. I noticed bewilderment among ethnic minority children: who were they, why were they here; why HERE – not there? As English medium...
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Credits - Jamila Gavin
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HISTORICAL FICTION and MYTHOLOGY. THEATRE, TV and RADIO. CORAM BOY AS THEATRE. Paul Welch, www.welchpix.co.uk. JG Portrait by Cambridge Jones. For Oxford's Story Museum. Header: book jacket photograph by Mandy Pritty (detail).
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FICTION - Jamila Gavin
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HISTORICAL FICTION and MYTHOLOGY. THEATRE, TV and RADIO. CORAM BOY AS THEATRE. An introduction to the fiction section. IT IS THROUGH STORIES. That children learn about values and roles, about good and evil, about fun and silliness, about happiness and sadness – about life and death. It is through stories that children can make sense of a confused world and learn to overcome the obstacles they will inevitably meet.
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CORAM BOY AS THEATRE - Jamila Gavin
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HISTORICAL FICTION and MYTHOLOGY. THEATRE, TV and RADIO. CORAM BOY AS THEATRE. THEATRE, TV and RADIO. CORAM BOY AS THEATRE. Coram Boy as Theatre. AS ALL CHILDREN, I LOVED DRESSING UP,. Here is a Q&A which I took part in with an audience of school children. How much has Coram Boy changed for the stage? Did you have much input into the staging of it? When your novels are adapted, are you comfortable passing the creative reins to someone else? What made you write Coram Boy? I have always written for childre...
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THEMES - Jamila Gavin
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HISTORICAL FICTION and MYTHOLOGY. THEATRE, TV and RADIO. CORAM BOY AS THEATRE. HISTORICAL FICTION and MYTHOLOGY. ANYONE READING MY BOOKS. Will find themes which reflect my dual heritage: my love of India and England, and the way both have merged in the England which is my home. But there is travel, magic, history, myth and legend. They also reflect my concern that children see their mirror image; understand their own ethnicities, sometimes having to deal with the clash of cultures.
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY - Jamila Gavin
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HISTORICAL FICTION and MYTHOLOGY. THEATRE, TV and RADIO. CORAM BOY AS THEATRE. An introduction to the biography section. THERE WAS A REASON WHY A PUBLISHER. Came to me to write about my Anglo-Indian childhood. It was in 1996. There was a great awareness of the contribution writers from the Commonwealth were making in all areas of British life, and memories were still fresh of life before and after the British Empire and WW2.
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WRITING - Jamila Gavin
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HISTORICAL FICTION and MYTHOLOGY. THEATRE, TV and RADIO. CORAM BOY AS THEATRE. HISTORICAL FICTION and MYTHOLOGY. I experienced in India and England as a child simply became material with which. I could overlay a complete fantasy.". The Dog and Its Reflection' from. Kalila and Dimna' (also known as. The Dog and Its Reflection' from. From an edition of Aesop's fables in Latin verse by Hieronymus Osius (1564). Mahatma Gandhi, 1943. Why children need books. And why I need to write them. Books for children us...
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LINKS - Jamila Gavin
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HISTORICAL FICTION and MYTHOLOGY. THEATRE, TV and RADIO. CORAM BOY AS THEATRE. An international organisation which supports writers in prison because of their writing. Http:/ www.englishpen.org/. Uma is a writer living in America and I am sure you will enjoy her work as much as I do. Have a look at her interesting and fun pages. I am a strong supporter of Amnesty International and think everyone should be aware of the work they do around the world. Http:/ www.amnesty.org/. Http:/ www.ibby.org/.
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ABOUT - Jamila Gavin
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HISTORICAL FICTION and MYTHOLOGY. THEATRE, TV and RADIO. CORAM BOY AS THEATRE. From the foothills of the. To the five valleys of Stroud. I WAS BORN IN MUSSOORIE, INDIA. With an Indian father and an English mother, I inherited two rich cultures which ran side by side throughout my life, and which always made me feel I belonged to both countries. It was also the driving force behind most of my writing. T. Ravel, which was such a feature of my childhood, is still in my blood and a source of inspiration.
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BOOKS - Jamila Gavin
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HISTORICAL FICTION and MYTHOLOGY. THEATRE, TV and RADIO. CORAM BOY AS THEATRE. An introduction to the book section. IN WHATEVER SOCIETY WE LIVE,. Stories are an essential part of growing up and helping us to become members of our community. The very first contact a child has with storytelling is often the bed time story. In the safety and warmth of their bed, their imagination can be stirred; the seeds sewn, showing the child what wonders are to be found in a book.
