February 20, 2016
Unsettled in Utopia
Unsettled in Utopia A review of Nalo Hopkinson’s “Midnight Robber” (Warner, 2000). By Derek Newman-Stille Nalo Hopkinson’s “Midnight Robber” is a narrative about home, memory, and communication. The planet Toussaint is settled by Caribbean people from earth who honour their history through events like Carnival and who remember the history of slavery in their tales. The travel to Toussaint is...