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Books by Angela Carter
  | | Burning Your Boats(Reprint) The Collected Short Stories von Angela Carter, Salman Rushdie Paperback, 480 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1997 von Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-025528-7, ISBN: 0-14-025528-1 ""Baudelaire, Poe, Dream-Shakespeare, Hollywood, panto, fairy tale: [Angela] Carter wears her influences openly, for she is their deconstructionist, their saboteur." So writes Salman Rushdie in his introduction to this essential dark fantasy collection, the complete stories (1962-1993) of a master of perfervid prose, dark eroticism, northern Gothic exuberance (think Isak Dinesen), and Grand Guignol imagery. (You may be familiar wi ..." |
 | | The Passion of New Eve(Updated) (Virago Modern Classics) von Angela Carter Paperback, 192 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1991 von Virago Modern Classics / Virago Press Ltd Mobipocket_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-0-86068-341-4, ISBN: 0-86068-341-9 "I know nothing. I am a tabula rasa, a blank sheet of paper, an unhatched egg. I have not yet become a woman, although I possess a woman's shape. Not a woman, no: both more and less than a real woman. Now I am a being as mythic and monstrous as Mother herself . . . 'New York has become the City of Dreadful Night where dissolute Leilah performs a dance of chaos for Evelyn. But this young Englishman's fate lies in the arid desert, wh ..." |
 | | Saints and Strangers(Reprint) (King Penguin) von Angela Carter Paperback, 128 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1987 von Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-008973-8, ISBN: 0-14-008973-X ""An absolutely unique voice...It would be an impertinence to call these eight delightful concoctions stories…A virtuoso Mendelssohn of fiction." -- The New York Times Book Review Drawing on American history, literary legend, and folk tale, Angela Carter transports us to that shadowy country between fact and myth in this book of short stories. Lizzy Borden, the spinster daughter of a glutton and a compulsive miser, ticks off the hours ..." |
 | | The Bloody Chamber(Reprint) And Other Stories: 75th-Anniversary Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) von Angela Carter, Kelly Link Paperback, 176 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2015 von Penguin Classics Deckle Edge ISBN-13: 978-0-14-310761-3, ISBN: 0-14-310761-5 "For the 75th anniversary of her birth, a Deluxe Edition of the master of the literary supernatural’s most celebrated bookAngela Carter was a storytelling sorceress, the literary godmother of Neil Gaiman, Audrey Niffenegger, J. K. Rowling, and other contemporary masters of supernatural fiction. In her masterpiece, The Bloody Chamber—which includes the story that is the basis of Neil Jordan’s 1984 movie The Company of Wolves—she breathed ..." |
 | | Wise Children(1st Edition) A Novel (FSG Classics) von Angela Carter Paperback, 240 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2007 von Farrar, Straus And Giroux ISBN-13: 978-0-374-53094-5, ISBN: 0-374-53094-7 "In their heyday on the vaudeville stages of the early twentieth century, Dora Chance and her twin sister, Nora--unacknowledged daughters of Sir Melchior Hazard, the greatest Shakespearean actor of his day--were known as the Lucky Chances, with private lives as colorful and erratic as their careers. But now, at age 75, Dora is typing up their life story, and it is a tale indeed that Angela Carter tells. A writer known for the richness o ..." |
 | | Heroes and Villains(Reprint) von Angela Carter Paperback, 160 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1991 von Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-023464-0, ISBN: 0-14-023464-0 "A modern fable, a post-apocalyptic romance, a gothic horror story; Angela Carter's genre-defying fantasia "Heroes and Villains" includes an introduction by Robert Coover in "Penguin Modern Classics". Sharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tower made of steel and concrete with her father and the other Professors. Outside, where the land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam, live the Barbarians, who raid and pillage in order to survive. M ..." |
 | | The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman(Reprint) von Angela Carter Paperback, 240 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1986 von Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-023519-7, ISBN: 0-14-023519-1 "The transformation of Desiderio's city into a mysterious kingdom is instantaneous: Hallucination flows with magical speed in every brain; avenues and plazas are suddenly as fertile as fairy-book forests. And the evil comes, too, as imaginary massacres fill the streets with blood, the dead return to question the living, and profound anxiety drives hundreds to suicide.Behind it all stands Doctor Hoffman, whose gigantic generators crack t ..." |
 | | Nights at the Circus(39557th) von Angela Carter Paperback, 304 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1986 von Penguin Books Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-14-007703-2, ISBN: 0-14-007703-0 "Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction From the master of the literary supernatural and author of The Bloody Chamber, her acclaimed novel about the exploits of a circus performer who is part-woman, part-swan Sophi Fevvers--the toast of Europe's capitals, courted by the Prince of Wales, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec--is an aerialiste extraordinaire, star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jac ..." |
 | | Shaking a Leg Collected Journalism and Writings von Angela Carter, Jennifer S. Uglow, Jenny Uglow Paperback, 656 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1998 von Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-027695-4, ISBN: 0-14-027695-5 "Angela Carter died in 1992, but her novels, short story collections, and essays live on, attracting new generations of readers to her often dark, always quirky worldview. Perhaps best known for her fiction (Wise Children, Nights at the Circus, Burning Your Boats, Saints and Strangers, among other titles), Carter was also a gifted and prolific essayist. Two earlier collections, Nothing Sacred and Expletives Deleted, contained much of her ..." |
 | | The Sadeian Woman(Updated) An Exercise in Cultural History (VMC) von Angela Carter Paperback, 192 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2006 von Virago ISBN-13: 978-1-84408-377-0, ISBN: 1-84408-377-2 ""Sexuality is power," wrote the Marquis de Sade. His virtuous Justine kept to the rules laid down by men, her reward rape and humiliation; his Juliette, Justine's triumphantly monstrous antithesis, viciously exploited her sexuality. This is a world where all tenderness is false, and all beds are minefields. But now Sade has met his match. With invention and genius, celebrated novelist Angela Carter takes on these figments of his extreme ..." |
 | | The Bloody Chamber And Other Stories (Vintage Magic) von Angela Carter, Helen Simpson, Howard Hughes Hardcover, 240 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2013 von Vintage Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-78487-143-7, ISBN: 1-78487-143-5 "The Bloody Chamber (or The Bloody Chamber Other Stories) is an anthology of short fiction by Angela Carter. All of the stories share a common theme of being closely based upon fairy tales or folk tales. However, she's stated: "My intention was not to do 'versions' or, as the American edition of the book said, horribly, 'adult' fairy tales, but to extract the latent content from the traditional stories."The anthology contains ten stories ..." |
 | | American Ghosts and Old World Wonders(Updated) von Angela Carter Paperback, 160 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2002 von Vintage/Ebury (A Division Of Random ISBN-13: 978-0-09-913371-1, ISBN: 0-09-913371-7 "(This collection of short stories confirms a great writer's matchless imagination and talent. A young Lizzie Borden visits the circus; a pianist makes a Faustian pact in a fly-blown Southern brothel; an earnest student is taken on a gothic ride through the ambiguous residue of Hollywood's golden age; Alice is transmuted by a crazed fruit-grower in Prague, and Mary Magdalene steps out of the canvases of Donatello and de la Tour, transfig ..." |
 | | The Cookbook Notebook(Updated) von Edward Bawden, Magda Joicey, Angela Carter Hardcover, 192 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2017 von Unicorn Publishing Group ISBN-13: 978-1-910787-72-4, ISBN: 1-910787-72-8 "A relic of the war years, this charming facsimile recalls a time when the housewives of Britain were still making do and keeping a nation “fighting fit.” Back-in-print for the first time in seventy years, The Cookbook Notebook contains a diverse collection of recipes, from a classic fish pie to a gooey ginger cake, and each one illustrates how even during war rationing, food could still be adventurous and tasty. Illustrated with draw ..." |
 | | The Bloody Chamber(Reprint) And Other Stories (Penguin Ink) von Angela Carter, Jen Munford Paperback, 176 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2011 von Penguin (Non-Classics) Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-14-311904-3, ISBN: 0-14-311904-4 "By Carter, Angela [ [ The Bloody Chamber: And Other Stories (Penguin Ink) [ THE BLOODY CHAMBER: AND OTHER STORIES (PENGUIN INK) BY Carter, Angela ( Author ) Mar-29-2011[ THE BLOODY CHAMBER: AND OTHER STORIES (PENGUIN INK) [ THE BLOODY CHAMBER: AND OTHER STORIES (PENGUIN INK) BY CARTER, ANGELA ( AUTHOR ) MAR-29-2011 ] By Carter, Angela ( Author )Mar-29-2011 Paperback ] ] Mar-2011[ Paperback ]" |
 | | Modern Classics Heroes and Villains (Penguin Modern Classics) von Angela Carter Paperback, 160 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2011 von Penguin Classic International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-14-119238-3, ISBN: 0-14-119238-0 "A modern fable, a post-apocalyptic romance, a gothic horror story; Angela Carter's genre-defying fantasia Heroes and Villains includes an introduction by Robert Coover in Penguin Modern Classics. Sharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tower made of steel and concrete with her father and the other Professors. Outside, where the land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam, live the Barbarians, who raid and pillage in order to survive. Maria ..." |
 | | The Bloody Chamber(1st Edition) (York Notes) von Angela Carter, Steve Roberts Paperback, 152 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2008 von Pearson Education Canada ISBN-13: 978-1-4058-9616-0, ISBN: 1-4058-9616-7 "An exciting approach to English Literature Packed with features designed to help students get the most from the text they are studying: - Summaries with detailed commentaries - Extended commentaries on key passages - Discussion of themes and literary techniques - Author biography - Historical and literary background - Chronology of important events - ‘Check the net/film/bo ..." |
 | | Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Other Classic Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault (Penguin Classics) von Angela Carter, Jack Zipes, Jack David Zipes, Charles Perrault Paperback, 112 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2008 von Penguin Classics ISBN-13: 978-0-14-310536-7, ISBN: 0-14-310536-1 "Ten beloved fairy tales, given new life by the one and only Angela Carter Little Red Riding Hood. Cinderella. Sleeping Beauty. Bluebeard. The Fairies. Many classic fairy tale characters might not have survived into the present were it not for Charles Perrault, a seventeenth-century French civil servant who rescued them from the oral tradition and committed them to paper. Three centuries later, Angela Carter, widely regarded as one of E ..." |
 | | The Magic Toyshop(Updated) von Angela Carter Paperback, 208 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2006 von Virago Press Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84408-343-5, ISBN: 1-84408-343-8 "In this, her second novel, (awarded the 1967 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize) Angela Carter's brilliant imagination and starting intensity of style explore and extend the nature and boundaries of love." |
 | | Wise Children(1st Edition) (York Notes Advanced) von Angela Carter, Tba Tba, Michael Duffy Paperback, 143 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2006 von Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-4058-3563-3, ISBN: 1-4058-3563-X " 元気いっぱいに登場する本書の語り手は、なんと75歳の女性。そして双子の姉。おそろしいほどの記憶力のよさと、色気を失わない生きのいい語り口は、それもそのはず、歌とダンスでショービジネスを生きてきたコーラスガールなのだ。 ドーラ・チャンス、ノーラ・チャンスはロンドンに住む、双子の姉妹。父はイギリスきっての著名な舞台俳優、メルキオール・ハザード。若かかりしころ、安宿のメイドとの間に生まれたドーラとノーラをわが子とはけっして認めず、自分の双子の弟ペリグリンに父親役を押しつける超身勝手な男だ。ハザード家といえば、シェイクスピア劇を世界巡業してまわる芸能一家だが、なぜか双子ばかりが生まれ、恋愛関係も親子関係も節操なく入り乱れて複雑な愛憎関係が張り巡らされている。 ドーラとノーラは、貧しさも笑い飛ばす明るい性格だが、ただひとつ生涯をかけ夢見てきたのは、父メルキオールと実の親子と認めあい、互いに抱きしめあうという、ささやかな願いだった。 著者アンジェラ・カータ ..." |
 | | Sea-cat and Dragon King(1st Edition) von Angela Carter, Eva Tatcheva Hardcover, 96 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2000 von Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ISBN-13: 978-0-7475-4882-9, ISBN: 0-7475-4882-X "Sea-Cat lives at the bottom of the sea with his mother, and in order to keep him warm and dry, Mother Cat knits Sea-Cat the most beautiful clothes and soon Sea-Cat comes to the attention of the grim Dragon King. He wants to be as beautiful as Sea-Cat, and soon an inspired compromise is achieved." |
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