Inspiration for Deerskin
![Picture](/uploads/6/3/7/2/63728673/donkeyskinhjford_orig.jpg)
In an author's note at the beginning of Deerskin, Robin McKinley informs readers that the novel was inspired by the 17th century French fairy tale Peau d'Âne, or Donkeyskin in English.
Read Donkeyskin in its entirety here. The tale is annotated and reprinted from Andrew Lang's The Grey Fairy Book, originally published in 1900.
French readers can read Perrault's Peau d'Âne here.
Read Donkeyskin in its entirety here. The tale is annotated and reprinted from Andrew Lang's The Grey Fairy Book, originally published in 1900.
French readers can read Perrault's Peau d'Âne here.
The fairy tale was adapted into a 1970 film directed by Jacques Demy and starring Catherine Deneuve. Click here to view a trailer.