I started to write short pieces when I was living in a room too small to write a novel in.'So says Angela Carter of this collection,written during a period living in Toyko. These exotic,sensuous stories represent Carter's first major achievement in the short story form. Lush imaginary forests,a murderous puppet show and an expressionistic vision of Japan: each one instantly conjures an atmosphere,dark and luminous in turn,and from the recognisably daring imagination of one of the great twentieth-century stylists.
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Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9781784872984Number of pages: 144Weight: 106 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 8 mm
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Exotic and sensuousLuminousIt is hard to imagine the literary landscape without Angela Carter. Hers is a legacy that extends way beyond the bounds of her own workI can't think of anyone who is at that pitch of intellectual commentary,fictional experimentation and fullness of expression. I'm not a patch on her. Jesus,I wish I wasIts autobiographical stories set in Japan,where she had gone to live with a Japanese lover,give off a direct and poignant emotion. They show her changing,too
Angela Carter
One of the most prolific and inventive writers of the twentieth century,Angela Carter is a British novelist,poet,and journalist,best known for her award-winning works Nights at the Circus,Wise Children and The Bloody Chamber.
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