The bloody chamber and other stories / And Other Stories: 75th Anniversary Angela Carter ; introduction by Kelly Link.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carter, Angela, 1940-1992.

Contributor:

Link, Kelly., Author of introduction, etc.

Series:

Penguin Classics deluxe

Language:

English

Genre:

Fiction.

Short stories.

Physical Description:

xiv, 162 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Penguin Books, 2015.

Summary:

"For the 75th anniversary of her birth, a Deluxe Edition of the master of the literary supernatural's most celebrated book Angela Carter was a storytelling sorceress, the literary godmother of Neil Gaiman, Audrey Niffenegger, J. K. Rowling, and other contemporary masters of supernatural fiction. In her masterpiece, The Bloody Chamber--which includes the story that is the basis of Neil Jordan's 1984 movie The Company of Wolves--she breathed new life into familiar fairy tales and legends in a style steepedin the romantic trappings of the gothic tradition. This edition features a new introduction by Kelly Link, the Nebula and World Fantasy Award-wining author, one of a new generation of writers who've been inspired by Carter's brand of fantastical, subversive, boundlessly imaginative fiction. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The bloody chamber

The courtship of Mr. Lyon

The tiger's bride

Puss-in-Boots

The Erl-King

The snow child

The lady of the house of love

The werewolf

The company of wolves

Wolf-Alice.

ISBN:

9780143107613 : PAP

0143107615 : PAP