The Bloody Chamber, Wise Children, Fireworks by Angela Carter Hardcover Book

Description: The Bloody Chamber, Wise Children, Fireworks by Angela Carter, Joan Acocella Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description In The Bloody Chamber, Carters famous collection of deeply unsettling stories inspired by fairy tales, a Beauty is turned into a Beast and Little Red Ridings grandmother is stoned to death as a witch; Publisher Description An omnibus of works by the great novelist and short-story writer, showcasing her hauntingly erotic fabulism and the subversive richness of her imagination.In The Bloody Chamber, Carters famous collection of deeply unsettling stories inspired by fairy tales, a Beauty is turned into a Beast and Little Red Ridings grandmother is stoned to death as a witch; a young music student is swept off her feet in Paris by a middle-aged aristocrat and transported to his ancestral abode to re-enact the story of Bluebeard against a sumptuous fin de si cle background; a British soldier on a cycling holiday in Transylvania in the summer of 1914 finds himself the guest of an alluring female vampire. By contrast, in Wise Children, Carters last novel), the comic, the bawdy and the life-enhancing prevail. An irrepressible elderly lady recalls the many colourful decades she and her sister spent as vaudeville performers - a tale as full of twins and mistaken identities as any plot of Shake- speares. The early collection, Fireworks, reveals Carter taking her first forays into the fantastic writing that was to become her unforgettable legacy. The Everymans Library omnibus gathers the best of Angela Carter in one astonishing volume. Author Biography Angela Carter was born in 1940. She lived in Japan, the United States and Australia. Her first novel, Shadow Dance, was published in 1965. Her next book, The Magic Toyshop, won the John Llewllyn Rhys Prize and the next, Several Perceptions, the Somerset Maugham Award. She died in February 1992. Details ISBN 1841593834 ISBN-13 9781841593838 Title The Bloody Chamber, Wise Children, Fireworks Author Angela Carter, Joan Acocella Format Hardcover Year 2018 Pages 504 Publisher Everyman GE_Item_ID:123839696; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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