Deerskin Summary
Robin McKinley

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Deerskin Summary

Charles Perrault's "Donkeyskin," included in his 1697 collection Histoires et contes du temps passe (Histories and Tales of Past Times), is unlikely to be made into a Disney movie anytime soon. This story of a girl who is raped by her father is seldom retold unedited. McKinley takes on this story in her moving depiction of Princess Lissla Lissar's journey to heal herself, body and soul. Although much has been made of the incest...

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Robin McKinley Biographies (3)

(Jennifer) (Carolyn) Robin McKinley

2,993 words, approx. 10 pages

Robin McKinley achieved renown in the field of children's literature with her first novel, Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast (1978), and her reputation has continued to grow. He... Read more

Robin McKinley

2,180 words, approx. 8 pages

Robin McKinley has been described by her friends Terri Windling and Mark Alan Arnold in Horn Book as a "person who approaches every instant and event with such boisterousness, energy, and vehemence th... Read more

Robin McKinley

6,685 words, approx. 23 pages

"One of my first memories is of being read aloud to. My mother would prop me in a corner of the sofa and read to me before I was old enough to sit up by myself. But my parents were determined that I n... Read more

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