Everything is possible in her imagination. "A marvelous display of Nalo Hopkinson's talents, skills and insights into the human conditions of life, especially of the fantastic realities of the Caribbean.
"Her descriptions of ordinary people finding themselves in extraordinary circumstances ring true, the result of her strong evocation of place and her ear for dialect." - Publishers Weekly 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 'Precious,' in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing."An important new writer." - The Dallas Morning News "Hopkinson's prose is vivid and immediate." - The Washington Post Book World Praise for Nalo Hopkinson and the World Fantasy Award–winning Skin Folk
Entertaining, challenging, and alluring, Skin Folk is not to be missed. Hopkinson's unique pacing and vibrant dialogue sets a steady beat for stories that illustrate why she received the John W. In "The Glass Bottle Trick," the young protagonist ignores her intuition regarding her new husband's superstitions-to horrifying consequences. In "A Habit of Waste," a self-conscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance days later she's shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus. 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 "Precious," in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. and delve under the skin of eternal legends.The SFWA Grand Master's award-winning collection "combines a richly textured multicultural background with incisive storytelling" ( Library Journal). Powerful and sensual, disturbing and triumphant, these tales explore the surface of modern existence. 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. 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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