In the pursuit of magnificence, nothing is sacred,' says Angela Carter, and magnificence is indeed her own achievement. One of the most acclaimed novelists of her generation, her work as a journalist and critic was no less original. Long autobiographical pieces on her life in South Yorkshire and South London are followed by highly individual inspections of 'abroad'. Some of her most brilliant writing is devoted to Japan - exotically and erotically described here - so perfectly suited to the Carter pen. Domestically, Angela Carter used her mordant wit and accurate eye to inspect England and Englishness as it manifested itself throughout the land. Then she turns to her own craft, and her extraordinarily wide-ranging book reviews are masterpieces.

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About the Author
One of Britain's most original writers, Angela Carter was highly lauded for her novels, short stories and journalism. She died in February 1992.

Reviews
Angela Carter's journalism exists somewhere in the territory marked out by Roland Barthes of MYTHOLOGIES, middle-period Orwell, and early Tom Wolfe * Guardian *
Her imagination was one of the most dazzling this century * Independent *
With the rise of feminist theory, reclamation of folktale and world domination of magical realism, Carter became a canon in her own right * Guardian *
Her writing occupies a unique place in twentieth century fiction, a place where myths around gender and sexuality are debunked and where not even the deepest darkest recesses of human imagination are off-limits -- Fay Godwin * British Library *



Book Information
ISBN 9780860682691
Author Angela Carter
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Virago Press Ltd
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 170g
Dimensions(mm) 169mm * 199mm * 16mm