Looking Through Lace

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
Cover of the book Looking Through Lace by Ruth Nestvold, Ruth Nestvold
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Author: Ruth Nestvold ISBN: 9781458125316
Publisher: Ruth Nestvold Publication: February 21, 2011
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Ruth Nestvold
ISBN: 9781458125316
Publisher: Ruth Nestvold
Publication: February 21, 2011
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

Originally published in Asimov's in 2003, "Looking Through Lace" was a finalist for the Tiptree and Sturgeon awards. The Italian translation won the Premio Italia for best work of speculative fiction in translation in 2007.

"'Looking Through Lace' by Ruth Nestvold is terrific science fiction. I want to read more of this writer's stories."
Andi Shechter in January Magazine

"... 'Looking Through Lace' by Ruth Nestvold [is] an intelligent, complex story illustrating the difficulties of learning and understanding the nuances and intricacies of an alien language and culture, particularly one so similar to our own that we persist in viewing it (wrongly) on our terms.... The reason ... why there are so many differences between the languages of both men and women are logical and well thought out, and the final revelation about the true nature of the relationship between the women and the men comes as a nice twist."
Phil Friel in Tangent Online

"Two strong stories stand out from the rest of the fiction. Ruth Nestvold’s 'Looking Through Lace' rests on a relatively simple reversal or secret, but the rest of it is solidly written and convincing. The main character is a young female xenolinguist named Toni -- she is called to a planet named Christmas to study the Mejan culture. Nestvold presents a neat puzzle, and she takes the time to present it just-so."
James Schellenberg in Challenging Destiny

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Originally published in Asimov's in 2003, "Looking Through Lace" was a finalist for the Tiptree and Sturgeon awards. The Italian translation won the Premio Italia for best work of speculative fiction in translation in 2007.

"'Looking Through Lace' by Ruth Nestvold is terrific science fiction. I want to read more of this writer's stories."
Andi Shechter in January Magazine

"... 'Looking Through Lace' by Ruth Nestvold [is] an intelligent, complex story illustrating the difficulties of learning and understanding the nuances and intricacies of an alien language and culture, particularly one so similar to our own that we persist in viewing it (wrongly) on our terms.... The reason ... why there are so many differences between the languages of both men and women are logical and well thought out, and the final revelation about the true nature of the relationship between the women and the men comes as a nice twist."
Phil Friel in Tangent Online

"Two strong stories stand out from the rest of the fiction. Ruth Nestvold’s 'Looking Through Lace' rests on a relatively simple reversal or secret, but the rest of it is solidly written and convincing. The main character is a young female xenolinguist named Toni -- she is called to a planet named Christmas to study the Mejan culture. Nestvold presents a neat puzzle, and she takes the time to present it just-so."
James Schellenberg in Challenging Destiny

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