The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories Angela Carter

Name: The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories By Angela Carter
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories: A special edition of the feminist cult classic by Angela Carter

A beautiful hardback edition of Angela Carter's feminist retelling of fairy tales - masterful, seductive and luminous.

From familiar fairy tales and legends - Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves - Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories.

'Magnificent set pieces of fastidious sensuality' Ian McEwan

'A quirky, original, and baroque stylist' Margaret Atwood

VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful

INTRODUCED BY HELEN SIMPSON

About Angela Carter

Angela Carter was born in 1940 and read English at Bristol University, before spending two years living in Japan. She lived and worked extensively in the United States and Australia. Her first novel, Shadow Dance, was published in 1965, followed by the Magic Toyshop in 1967, which went on to win the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. She wrote a further four novels, together with three collections of Short Stories, two works of non-fiction and a volume of collected writings. Angela Carter died in 1992.

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Sku

GOR014001721

ISBN 13

9781784878689

ISBN 10

1784878685

Title

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories: A special edition of the feminist cult classic by Angela Carter

Author

Angela Carter

Series

Vintage Quarterbound Classics

Condition

Used - Like New

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Year published

2023-10-05

Number of pages

240

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N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins