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| Author | Robin McKinley |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Dawn Wilson |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fairytale fantasy |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
Publication date | 1 June 1993 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 309 pp |
| ISBN | 0-441-14226-5 |
Deerskin is a dark fantasy novel by Robin McKinley, first published in 1993.[1] It is based on an old French fairy tale by Charles Perrault called Peau d'âne (English translation: Donkeyskin).[2] It was nominated for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature.[3]
The book contains numerous adult themes including incest, rape, and miscarriage. It features McKinley's typical protagonist, the resourceful heroine overcoming psychological trauma, and her favored motif of the animal helper.[4]
- ^ McKinley, Robin. Deerskin.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Introduction to article". Project Muse.
- ^ "Mythopoeic Award Nominations". LibraryThing.
- ^ Haase, Donald (2008). "G-P". The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Folktales and Fairy Tales. Greenwood. pp. 612–3. ISBN 9780313334436.