Born in Jamaica, Hopkinson grew up in Guyana, Trinidad and Canada, her current home.
1)įorecast: Though marketed as science fiction, this collection should hand-sell to fans of multicultural fiction. A marvelous display of Nalo Hopkinsons talents, skills, and insights into the human conditions of life, especially of the fantastic realities of the Caribbean. Some stories meander, but underneath them all is a sure grasp of humanity, good and bad, and the struggle to understand and to communicate. Her descriptions of ordinary people finding themselves in extraordinarily circumstances ring true, the result of her strong evocation of place and her ear for dialect. Hopkinson implies that the extraordinary is part of the fabric of day-to-day life. "Slow Cold Chick" follows Blaise, the terrified owner of a rapidly growing cockatrice, as she gains the courage to speak her mind. In "A Habit of Waste," Cynthia, formerly black but now in a new, white body, brings food to an indigent man, only to discover that he has unexpected resources. Other stories celebrate life as characters learn to come to terms with what and who they are. In "Under Glass," set in a postapocalyptic Earth scoured by glass storms, a girl caught outside during a storm realizes what it means to be too hard-hearted. In "Greedy Choke Puppy" a bitter woman discards her skin at night and kills children for their life-force. Unlikable protagonists feature in several remarkable stories. Notable in the folk-tale vein is "Riding the Red," about Red Riding Hood, now a grandma, and her primal relationship with the wolf. and delve under the skin of eternal legends.Caribbean folklore informs many of the 15 stories, ranging from fabulist to mainstream, in this literary first short-fiction collection from Nebula and Hugo awards–nominee Hopkinson ( Brown Girl in a Ring Midnight Robber).
Powerful and sensual, disturbing and triumphant, these tales explore the surface of modern existence. Hopkinsons stories draw mostly from the science fiction and fantasy genres and feature aspects of Jamaican/Trinidadian/West Indian folklore, which. The Short Fiction of Nalo Hopkinson, better known as Skin Folk, is a 2001 collection of short stories by Jamaican-born Canadian writer Nalo Hopkinson. Her second novel, "Midnight Robber," was a "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year and a finalist for both the Nebula and Hugo Awards.Now she presents "Skin Folk," a richly vibrant collection of short fiction that ranges from Trinidad to Toronto, from fantastic folklore to frightening futures, from houses of deadly haunts to realms of dark sexuality. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous. Dick Award, and garnered Hopkinson the John W.
Her debut novel, "Brown Girl in the Ring," won the "Locus" Award for Best First Novel, became a finalist for the Philip K. And whatever the burden their skin bears, once they remove it, skin folk can fly.Nalo Hopkinson has gained universal acclaim as one of the most impressively original authors to emerge in years. When the skin comes off, their true selves emerge. Throughout the Caribbean there are stories about people who aren't what they seem.
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