Under the Skin (novel)

Not to be confused with Under the Skin (1997 film) or Under the Skin (2013 film).

Under the Skin
First edition cover art
AuthorMichel Faber
GenreScience fiction
PublisherHarcourt
Canongate Books
Publication date
2000
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
Pages304
ISBN0-15-100626-1
OCLC042475638

Under the Skin is a 2000 science fiction novel by Michel Faber.[1][2] Set on the east coast in northern Scotland, it traces an alien who, manifesting in human form, drives around the countryside picking up male hitchhikers whom she drugs and delivers to her home planet. The novel, which was Faber's debut, was shortlisted for the 2000 Whitbread Award. It was later loosely adapted into a 2013 film of the same name directed by Jonathan Glazer.[3]

  1. ^ Williamson, Nigel (29 January 2000). "Alien world – interview with Michael Faber". The Times. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  2. ^ Faber, Michel (2001). Under the Skin. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0-15-601160-3. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. ^ Crow, Roger (23 June 2014). "Under the Skin – The Review". HuffPost. Retrieved 24 June 2014.