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Angela Carter's Book Of Fairy Tales

By Angela Carter
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Angela Carter's Book Of Fairy Tales is a captivating anthology that brings together a diverse collection of fairy tales from around the world. Compiled by Angela Carter, these stories are rich in imagination, with themes ranging from adventure to morality, featuring strong female protagonists and unconventional narratives. The tales explore cultural traditions and universal human experiences, making them timeless and thought-provoking.
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This book may appeal to you if you love exploring the rich tapestry of global folklore through an evocative, feminist lens. Angela Carter's skilful storytelling captures the mystical and often dark essence of traditional fairy tales, reimagining them with a modern and thought-provoking edge. Ideal for readers who appreciate reinvented narratives that celebrate the power and resilience within mythical and fairy tale characters.

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Angela Carter's pick of Mother Goose's feathers.
'Trumps Grimm, with a world-wide selection of savage and funny stories' Observer

Angela Carter's pick of Mother Goose's feathers. 'Trumps Grimm, with a world-wide selection of savage and funny stories' Observer

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Once upon a time, fairy tales weren't meant just for children, and neither is Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales. This stunning collection contains lyrical tales, bloody tales, and hilariously funny and ripely bawdy stories from countries all around the world—from the Arctic to Asia—and no dippy princesses or soppy fairies.

Instead, we have pretty maids and old crones; crafty women and bad girls; enchantresses and midwives; rascal aunts and odd sisters. This fabulous celebration of strong minds, low cunning, black arts, and dirty tricks could only have been collected by the unique and much-missed Angela Carter.

Illustrated throughout with original woodcuts.

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Angela Carter's Book Of Fairy Tales is highly praised for its rich and diverse collection of stories, described as a treasure trove by TLS. The Observer highlights its superiority to Grimm's tales, offering a global selection that is both savage and humorous. The Independent on Sunday and the Irish Times commend it as a spicy, beautifully produced anthology, while TES and A.S. Byatt celebrate its marvellous, wickedly funny, and bizarre contents.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781844081738

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 November 2005

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Virago Press Ltd

Illustration: Integrated: 25, woodcuts

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 43.0mm

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 205.0mm

Weight: 568g

Pages: 512

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About the Author

One of Britain's most original writers, Angela Carter was highly lauded for her novels, short stories and journalism. She died in February 1992.

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