Fireworks by Angela Carter (English) Paperback Book

Description: Fireworks by Angela Carter 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. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The first short story collection by Angela Carter - the book that presaged The Bloody Chamber.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 Carters 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. Notes The first short story collection by Angela Carter, written during a period living in Tokyo. Exotic and sensuous Sunday Times 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. Review Exotic and sensuous * Sunday Times *Luminous * The Age *It is hard to imagine the literary landscape without Angela Carter. Hers is a legacy that extends way beyond the bounds of her own work * Independent *I cant think of anyone who is at that pitch of intellectual commentary, fictional experimentation and fullness of expression. Im not a patch on her. Jesus, I wish I was -- Ali SmithIts 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 * Independent * Promotional The first short story collection by Angela Carter - the book that presaged The Bloody Chamber. Review Text Exotic and sensuous Promotional "Headline" The first short story collection by Angela Carter - the book that presaged The Bloody Chamber. Details ISBN1784872989 Author Angela Carter Publisher Vintage Publishing Year 2017 ISBN-10 1784872989 ISBN-13 9781784872984 Format Paperback Publication Date 2017-10-05 Media Book Imprint Vintage Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 144 DEWEY 823.914 Language English UK Release Date 2017-10-05 AU Release Date 2017-10-05 NZ Release Date 2017-10-05 Narrator Matthew Beard Illustrator Helen Smith Birth 1927 Death 1990 Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Qualifications J.D. Alternative 9781473547667 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:116956779;

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