![]() ![]() Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. Dick Award, 1998 Otherwise Award, 1999 Golden Duck Award, and the 2000 Aurora Award. The novel won the 1999 Locus Award for Best Debut Novel, and the 1999 Astounding Award for Best New Writer. The filmmaker opted to film a prequel to the book due to financial constraints. Hopkinson explores the struggles of single parenthood, societal stigma, and communal responsibility with a capitalist backdrop.īrown Girl in the Ring was adapted into a film by Canadian filmmaker Sharon Lewis titled Brown Girl Begins. As she spends more time with her mysterious grandmother, Ti-Jeanne unveils this new world of magical realism. ![]() ![]() The story revolves around Ti-Jeanne as she discovers her connection to spiritualism through her African-Caribbean heritage. The rich have sought refuge in the affluent suburbs and neighboring cities. An irreversible economic collapse has left the city in utter lawlessness, ruled by a criminal cohort. Set in a dystopian future, the city of Toronto has been barricaded and fallen into anarchy. It was published in 1998 by Warner Aspect (now Hachette Book Group) as Hopkinson's debut novel. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.īrown Girl in the Ring is a sci-fi novel by Canadian author Nalo Hopkinson. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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