{"product_id":"skin-folk-stories","title":"Skin Folk: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe SFWA Grand Master's award-winning collection \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"combines a richly textured multicultural background with incisive storytelling\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eSkin Folk\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. 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 \"The Glass Bottle Trick,\" the young protagonist ignores her intuition regarding her new husband's superstitions--to horrifying consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hopkinson's 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, \u003ci\u003eSkin Folk\u003c\/i\u003e is not to be missed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Nalo Hopkinson and the World Fantasy Award-winning \u003ci\u003eSkin Folk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Hopkinson's prose is vivid and immediate.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An important new writer.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"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 . . . Everything is possible in her imagination.\" --\u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\r","brand":"Nalo Hopkinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44443104968940,"sku":"9781504052764","price":20.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9781504052764.jpg?v=1708841739","url":"https:\/\/allstora.com\/products\/skin-folk-stories","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}