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Beasts and Beauties

By Carol Ann Duffy
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Beasts and Beauties by Carol Ann Duffy is a captivating collection of reimagined fairy tales that breathe new life into classic stories. With a blend of dark humour and lyrical prose, each tale explores themes of transformation, power, and the human condition, offering fresh perspectives on traditional narratives. This book revitalises familiar characters in unexpected and thought-provoking ways.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this enchanting collection of fairy tales if you relish stories that mix dark twists with dazzling retellings. Carol Ann Duffy's poetic flair breathes fresh life into familiar tales, making them perfect for those captivated by the magical and the macabre.

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One of those rare nights in the theatre when some strange alchemy takes place in the dark and as a shiver runs down your spine and a bubble of laughter rises in your throat, you remember why theatre really matters and can be such a transforming experience. Guardian

Includes the following dramatisations/stories:

Blue Beard

The Husband Who Was to Mind the House

The Three Wishes

Beauty and the Beast

The Emperor's New Clothes

Toby and the Wolf

The Juniper Tree

The Girl and the North Wind

Beasts and Beauties premiered at the Bristol Old Vic in April 2004.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571226696

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 October 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 108g

Pages: 128

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Carol Ann Duffy Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction

About the Author

Carol Ann Duffy was born in Glasgow and grew up in Stafford. She has published six collections of poems for adults and has received many awards. She won the 1993 Whitbread Award for Poetry and the Forward Prize for best collection for Mean Time. The World's Wife received the E. M. Forster Award in America. She is currently Professor of Contemporary Poetry at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her most recent collection is Feminine Gospels (2002).

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