Angela Carter was a storytelling sorceress, the literary godmother of Neil Gaiman, David Mitchell, Audrey Niffenegger, J. K. Rowling, Kelly Link, 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 spins subversively dark and sensual versions of familiar fairy tales and legends like Little Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, and Beauty and the Beast, giving them exhilarating new life in a style steeped in the romantic trappings of the gothic tradition. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 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.
| ISBN: | 9780143107613 |
| Publication date: | 26th May 2015 |
| Author: | Angela Carter |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Shorter Reads General Fiction Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales |