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Angela Carter, author portrait
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Angela Carter

ANGELA CARTER (1940-1992) was an English novelist, short story writer, and journalist. She wrote nine novels and numerous short stories, as well as nonfiction, radio plays, and the screenplay for Neil Jordan's 1984 movie The Company of Wolves, based on her story of the same name. Carter won numerous literary awards, traveled and taught widely in the United States, and lived in London.
The Bloody Chamber, Wise Children, Fireworks
The Bloody Chamber
Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Other Classic Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
Shaking a Leg
Burning Your Boats
The Magic Toyshop
Heroes and Villains
Love
Saints and Strangers
Nights at the Circus
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman

Books

The Bloody Chamber, Wise Children, Fireworks
The Bloody Chamber
Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Other Classic Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault
Shaking a Leg
Burning Your Boats
The Magic Toyshop
Heroes and Villains
Love
Saints and Strangers
Nights at the Circus
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman