“I thought: this is how you make a human being. A human being is beautiful and sick. A human being glitters and starves.”

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About Catherynne M. Valente

American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic

Catherynne M. Valente is an American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. She is known for speculative fiction, and her work has earned the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, the Andre Norton Award, and the Mythopoeic Award. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine and in anthologies such as Salon Fantastique and Paper Cities, along with several Year's Best volumes. Her criticism has also been published in the International Journal of the Humanities and in other essay collections.

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In the night garden

2006

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Radiance

2001

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The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There (Fairyland #2)

2012

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Space Opera

2018

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Palimpsest

2009

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