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Author | Robin McKinley |
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Cover artist | Dawn Wilson |
Language | English |
Genre | Fairytale fantasy |
Publisher | Ace Books |
Publication date | 1 June 1993 |
Publication place | United States |
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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]
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