Nalo Hopkinson
Skin Folk : Stories Paperback Book
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The SFWA Grand Masters awardwinning collection combines a richly textured multicultural background with incisive storytelling (Library Journal). In Skin Folk, with works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her awardwinning best, spinning tales like Precious, in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. In A Habit of Waste, a selfconscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance days later shes shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus. In The Glass Bottle Trick, the young protagonist ignores her intuition regarding her new husbands superstitionsto horrifying consequences. Hopkinsons 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. Praise for Nalo Hopkinson and the World Fantasy Awardwinning Skin Folk Hopkinsons prose is vivid and immediate. The Washington Post Book World An important new writer. The Dallas Morning News 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 A marvelous display of Nalo Hopkinsons talents, skills and insights into the human conditions of life, especially of the fantastic realities of...
Binding: Paperback;220 pages; Publisher: Chicago Review Press Inc DBA Indepe; Classification: FL; Weight: 380 g; Dimensions: 136 x 203 x 13
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The SFWA Grand Masters awardwinning collection combines a richly textured multicultural background with incisive storytelling (Library Journal). In Skin Folk, with works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her awardwinning best, spinning tales like Precious, in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. In A Habit of Waste, a selfconscious woman undergoes elective surgery to alter her appearance days later shes shocked to see her former body climbing onto a public bus. In The Glass Bottle Trick, the young protagonist ignores her intuition regarding her new husbands superstitionsto horrifying consequences. Hopkinsons 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. Praise for Nalo Hopkinson and the World Fantasy Awardwinning Skin Folk Hopkinsons prose is vivid and immediate. The Washington Post Book World An important new writer. The Dallas Morning News 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 A marvelous display of Nalo Hopkinsons talents, skills and insights into the human conditions of life, especially of the fantastic realities of...
Binding: Paperback;220 pages; Publisher: Chicago Review Press Inc DBA Indepe; Classification: FL; Weight: 380 g; Dimensions: 136 x 203 x 13
49p delivery on all orders over £30 (exc. Bulky Item Delivery)
Super Saver Delivery
£0.49
Standard Delivery
£3.99
Express Delivery
£5.99
Next Day Delivery
£6.99
24/7 InPost Locker | Shop Collect
£2.49
Evri ParcelShop
£3.99
Evri ParcelShop | Express Delivery
£5.99
Premium DPD Next Day Delivery
£7.99
Bulky Item Delivery
£4.99
Northern Ireland Super Saver Delivery
£2.99
Northern Ireland Standard Delivery
£4.99
Northern Ireland Express Delivery
£5.99
Unlimited free delivery for a year with Unlimited Delivery for £14.99
Please note, some delivery methods are not available for products delivered by our brand partners & they may have longer delivery times
Something not quite right? You have 28 days from the day you receive it, to send something back.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Nalo Hopkinson
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