Falling in love with hominids

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Title :

Falling in love with hominids / Nalo Hopkinson.

Title:

Falling in love with hominids

Author:

Hopkinson, Nalo

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

222 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

ISBN:

9781616961985

Production / Publication Information:

San Francisco, CA : Tachyon Publications, 2015.

Contents:

Foreword -- The Easthound -- Soul case-- Message in a bottle -- The smile on the face -- Left foot, right -- Old habits -- Emily breakfast -- Herbal -- A young candy daughter -- A raggy dog, a shaggy dog -- Shift -- Delicious monster -- Snow day -- Flying lessons -- Whose upward flight I love -- Blushing -- Ours is the prettiest -- Men sell not such in any town.

Summary:

"In this long-awaited collection, Hopkinson continues to expand the boundaries of culture and imagination. Whether she is retelling The Tempest as a new Caribbean myth, filling a shopping mall with unfulfilled ghosts, or herding chickens that occasionally breathe fire, Hopkinson continues to create bold fiction that transcends boundaries and borders."--Back cover.

Language:

English

Genre:

Fantasy fiction.

Science fiction.

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Material Type	Library	Call Number	Item Barcode	Location
Book	Searching... Georgetown Peabody Library	SF HOPKINSON (PB)	32120001063138	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

An alluring new collection from the author of the New York Times Notable Book, Midnight Robber Nalo Hopkinson (Brown Girl in the Ring, The Salt Roads, Sister Mine) is an internationally-beloved storyteller. Hailed by the Los Angeles Times as having 'an imagination that most of us would kill for,' her Afro-Caribbean, Canadian, and American influences shine in truly unique stories that are filled with striking imagery, unlikely beauty, and delightful strangeness. In this long-awaited collection, Hopkinson continues to expand the boundaries of culture and imagination. Whether she is retelling The Tempest as a new Caribbean myth, filling a shopping mall with unfulfilled ghosts, or herding chickens that occasionally breathe fire, Hopkinson continues to create bold fiction that transcends boundaries and borders.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

As Hopkinson (Sister Mine) acknowledges in the foreword, it's difficult to take stories written on various subjects over the course of a decade and turn them into a unified whole. This collection struggles to find its footing while covering such broad topics as the apocalypse ("The Easthound"), possession ("The Smile on the Face"), and mythology ("Shift"). The stories all share a common thread of magic, which is often woven, whether subtly or blatantly, into the fabric of everyday reality, allowing characters to react to the strange or the impossible as it crosses into their world. Hopkinson also draws frequently on her Caribbean upbringing and heritage, and her characters' voices are distinct and authentic, both in their speech patterns and in their ways of looking at their surroundings. Hopkinson's fans will be delighted by these examples of her wide-ranging imagination. Agent: Donald Maass, Donald Maass Literary Agency. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.