
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
by Angela Carter
Title:
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
Author:
Angela Carter
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
176 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780099588115
EAN:
9780099588115
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
250
Dimensions (mm):
192 x 122 x 12
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Discover Angela Carter's classic feminist retelling of favourite fairy tales woven in seductive, luminous storytelling.Beauty is turned into a Beast, Little Red Riding's grandmother is stoned to death as a witch and, in the title story, a beautiful young pianist is swept into the world of a rich and sinister aristocrat, a man whose previous three wives have all died in mysterious circumstances.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.'Magnificent set pieces of fastidious sensuality' Ian McEwan'A quirky, original, and baroque stylist' Margaret AtwoodWith an introduction from award-winning short story writer Helen Simpson




















