Unlike the 1998 Disney animated film, the upcoming remake is not a musical and instead appears to adhere more closely to “The Ballad of Mulan,” the 6th century poem.
Part of the reason for that can be attributed to the universality of the original story. Growing up in China, author Sherry Thomas remembers always being familiar with the ballad of Mulan.
Thomas’ version of the Mulan story, titled “The Magnolia Sword: A Ballad of Mulan,” is scheduled to be released by Tu Books on Sept 10. While “The Magnolia Sword” is a direct retelling of Mulan, several of the other new novels draw from Chinese folklore in more subtle ways. Most of all, however, “obviously I was inspired by the ballad of Mulan,” Lim added, noting that Mulan stood out from other stories about teen girls because she was not a princess or from a respected family. “She was a regular girl who fights her way and make something of herself.”As she began drafting what would become “Spin The Dawn,” Lim she began thinking about some of her favorite things to read about.
Since the book’s release, Lim has heard from several readers over social media about how they felt connected to the character of Maia and her journey. “Honestly, I am glad it is over social media because sometimes when I read the comments, I choke up a little,” she said. “It was really important for me as a kid to write an Asian fantasy because growing up there weren’t so many of them on the shelves.”The story of Mulan isn’t the only Chinese myth inspiring novelists in the young adult genre.
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