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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

By Angela Carter
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela Carter is a collection of dark, imaginative short stories that reimagine classic fairy tales with a Gothic twist. The narratives delve into themes of female empowerment, desire, and transformation, exploring complex characters in sensuous and macabre settings. Each story challenges traditional gender roles, blending mythical elements with psychological depth.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by dark, imaginative retellings of classic fairy tales. Angela Carter's prose is rich and evocative, offering a blend of gothic horror and sensuality that reimagines familiar narratives with a feminist twist. Readers who appreciate exploring themes of transformation, power dynamics, and the subversion of traditional gender roles will find this collection deeply engaging.

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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories

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.

Fairy tales retold and interwoven by a master of seductive, luminous storytelling.

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The old fairy stories live again, subtly altered.

By the prize-winning author of Wise Children, Nights at the Circus, American Ghosts and Old World Wonders and Expletives Deleted.

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Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories has been praised for its feminist reimagining of fairy tales, showcasing her distinctive and baroque style. Margaret Atwood highlights Carter's use of rich vocabulary and sharp wit, while Ian McEwan appreciates the book's sensual set pieces. The Times commends Carter's seamless transition between different eras and tones, maintaining the potent essence of the original tales. Neil Gaiman regards the collection as transformative, noting its ability to reveal the explosive potential of traditional fairy stories.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099588115

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 July 1995

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Helen Simpson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 130g

Pages: 176

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Angela Carter Fantasy Fiction General Fiction Health & Wellness Literary Fiction Penguin Books Sci-Fi & Fantasy Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

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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