The Bloody Chamber, Wise Children, Fireworks: Introduction by Joan Acocella

by Angela Carter

Book Overview

An omnibus of works by the great British writer that showcases her hauntingly erotic fabulism and the subversive richness of her imagination.

In The Bloody Chamber, Angela Carter's famous collection of deeply unsettling stories inspired by fairy tales, we see a Beauty who turns into a Beast, Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother stoned as a werewolf, and Bluebeard as a murderous, porn-addicted businessman. In the surreally delightful...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1101907991
• ISBN13: 9781101907993
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Everyman's Library
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 8.0"