Overview
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In Skin Folk, with works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her award-winning best, spinning tales like āPrecious,ā in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. In āA Habit of Waste,ā a self-conscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance; days later sheās shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus. In āThe Glass Bottle Trick,ā the young protagonist ignores her intuition regarding her new husbandās superstitionsāto horrifying consequences.
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Hopkinsonās unique pacing and vibrant dialogue sets a steady beat for stories that illustrate why she received the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Entertaining, challenging, and alluring, Skin Folk is not to be missed.
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Praise for Nalo Hopkinson and the World Fantasy Awardāwinning Skin Folk
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āHopkinsonās prose is vivid and immediate.ā āThe Washington Post Book World
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āAn important new writer.ā āThe Dallas Morning News
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āHer descriptions of ordinary people finding themselves in extraordinary circumstances ring true, the result of her strong evocation of place and her ear for dialect.ā āPublishers Weekly
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āA marvelous display of Nalo Hopkinsonās talents, skills and insights into the human conditions of life, especially of the fantastic realities of the CaribbeanĀ .Ā .Ā . Everything is possible in her imagination.ā āScience Fiction Chronicle
This book title, Skin Folk (Stories), ISBN: 9781504052764, by Nalo Hopkinson, published by Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. (July 3, 2018) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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