Most Popular Books by Angela CARTER

Angela CARTER is the author of Virago Book of Fairy Tales - Second Virago Book of Fairy Tales (1993), Nothing Sacred (1982), Several Perceptions (1968), Love (1971), Héroes y villanos (1989).

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Virago Book of Fairy Tales - Second Virago Book of Fairy Tales

release date: Sep 27, 1993
Virago Book of Fairy Tales - Second Virago Book of Fairy Tales
These two collections of little-known stories from Europe, the Arctic, the USA, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, contain tales of alluring women, ailing warriors, enchantresses and seekers of revenge. The heroines are always centre stage, as large as life, or even larger.

Nothing Sacred

Nothing Sacred
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.

Héroes y villanos

release date: Jan 01, 1989

Venus Negra

release date: Jan 01, 1991
Venus Negra
Gente extraordinaria y variada habita esta coleccion de cuentos. Algunos son gente real: Jeanne Duval, la musa desganada de Baudelaire que nunca pidio que la llamaran la Venus Negra, atrapada en el hastio terminal de la pasion del poeta... Edgar Allan Poe, con cara de actor tragico, que demuestra en todo lo que hace y piensa cuanta razon tienen sus amigos cuando dicen que "El hombre que bebe antes del desayuno no tiene remedio..". Y Lizzie Borden, tendida en cama en una calida noche de verano sonando con un parricidio... Otros personajes son completamente imaginarios, como la prostituta del siglo diecisiete que a pesar de si misma se transforma entre los indios en una buena mujer, o la nina, criada por lobos, indiferente y extrana, que no tolera la compania de los seres humanos. El "prodigioso nino de las sartenes" es un infante cocinero que aprende frances en libros de cocina, y en la obertura y musica incidental para El Sueno de una Noche de Verano examina la ambigua naturaleza del principe que ha provocado tantos problemas entre Oberon y Titania.

Varias Percepciones

release date: Jan 01, 1995
Varias Percepciones
Una novela insolita y exuberante en la que Joseph, un joven y estilizado nihilista busca el significado de la existencia. En esta busqueda Joseph libera a un tejon cautivo en el zoo, baila en un festival dionisiaco y se pasa los dias encerrado en un deposito de cadaveres. "Una obra maestra, de una atmosfera gotica maravillosa y sobrenatural que es a la vez intensamente divertida y provocativamente seria." The Observer

Vášeň nové Evy

release date: Dec 01, 2004
Vášeň nové Evy
Vyprahlá poušť spolu s městem plným temných přízraků a militaristického chaosu jsou nejen apokalyptickou projekcí zběsilého a zlověstného řádu světa, ale také východiskem pro pokusy vytvořit nový počátek – světa i vlastního já. Postavy tak stojí tváří v tvář svému fyzickému či duševnímu rozštěpení, rozmlženým konturám své vlastní osobnosti, jak je tomu u ženomuže Evelyna a nebohé Tristessy, falešně nádherné legendy amerikanistického Hollywodu. Nedokážou se konfrontovat s prototypem ženství v hyperbolickém ztělesnění Matky a striktně definovaným mužstvím básníka Zera. Kdo je vlastně ona nová Eva a proč je její vášeň tak mrazivá i spalující?

Moudré děti

release date: Jan 01, 2007
Moudré děti
In their heyday on the vaudeville stages of the early twentieth century, Dora Chance and her twin sister, Nora--unacknowledged daughters of Sir Melchior Hazard, the greatest Shakespearean actor of his day--were known as the Lucky Chances, with private lives as colorful and erratic as their careers. But now, at age 75, Dora is typing up their life story, and it is a tale indeed that Angela Carter tells. A writer known for the richness of her imagination and wit as well as her feminist insights into matters large and small, she created in Wise Children an effervescent family saga that manages to celebrate the lore and magic of show business while also exploring the connections between parent and child, the transitory and the immortal, authenticity and falsehood.

Černá Venuše

release date: Dec 01, 2003
Černá Venuše
Nezáleží na tom, jestli si postavy vypůjčíme z historie, z mýtů, z vlastního života, ze světa fantazie anebo od kolegů a přátel, důležité je, co s nimi následně uděláme. Angela Carter s originalitou sobě vlastní využívá všech zmíněných možností, aby vytvořila jakousi literární féerii, nasycenou postavami přesných charakterů a plných životů. Ať už se jedná o milenku Charlese Baudelaira, Puka ze Shakespearova Snu noci svatojánské, … prostitutku, jež našla dočasné útočiště a dočasné odpovědi na dosud nezodpovězené otázky mezi Indiány, Edgara Allana Poea anebo křehkou dívku, jež nade vše ctí svého otce, ale skutečně miluje pouze své holuby – pokaždé čtenář nahlédne do rozvírající se lastury postupného odhalování lidského osudu, jenž stojí za to, aby se stal literaturou.

Figlie sagge

release date: Jan 01, 2016

Cirkuskvällar

release date: Jun 07, 2023
Cirkuskvällar
Utnämnd av BBC till en av de 100 mest inflytelserika romanerna någonsin. »Den mest oberoende och egensinniga engelska författaren - någonsin.« Salman Rushdie »En excentrisk roman, som utmanar både vad som ryms i en roman och i en människa.« Betyg: 5 av 5 - Jonas Frånander, BTJ Sophie Fevvers besitter en tjuskraft omöjlig att värja sig från. Hon uppvaktas av prinsen av Wales och Toulouse-Lautrec har målat hennes porträtt. Hon är sin tids mest berömda luftakrobat på Kapten Kearneys cirkus och hennes reklamfras lyder »Är hon verklighet eller fantasi?«. Det är frågan alla ställer sig. Hon hävdar att hon är en fågelkvinna - samtidigt som hon fick sin första menstruation växte ett par vingar ut från skulderbladen. Den amerikanska journalisten Jack Walser tror sig ha tidernas scoop, han ska avslöja Sophies verkliga identitet. Han följer med cirkusen på en magisk turné genom 1800-talets London, St. Petersburg och Sibirien - och uppdraget får en särskild intensitet då även Walser förälskat sig i fågelkvinnan. Cirkuskvällar [Nights at the Circus, 1984] belönades med det anrika James Tait Black Memorial Prize när den kom ut. En fullödig roman där Angela Carter med stor lekfullhet använder hela sitt register. I översättning av Olof Hoffsten och med ett nyskrivet förord av Marie Wennersten. ANGELA CARTER [1940-1992] var en brittisk romanförfattare, novellist, poet, dramatiker, essäist och manusförfattare. Hon debuterade 1965 med romanen Shadow Dance. Redan tidigt i författarskapet tilldelades hon prestigefyllda priser som The Somerset Maugham Prize och The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. Carter har rankats av The Times som en av de tio största brittiska efterkrigsförfattarna.

La bottega dei giocattoli

release date: May 22, 2023
La bottega dei giocattoli
Angela Carter, tra le più grandi e più audaci scrittrici inglesi di sempre, ritorna con uno dei suoi capolavori: La bottega dei giocattoli, vincitore del John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, è l’esempio perfetto di uno stile unico e di una fantasia travolgente. Nell’estate dei suoi quindici anni, per Melanie cambia tutto. Ormai non è più una bambina: lunghe ore trascorse in esplorazione davanti allo specchio lo confermano. Deliziata dalla scoperta del proprio corpo, la ragazza è tutta un fremito. Una notte in cui è a casa da sola, troppo eccitata per dormire, non resiste alla tentazione del proibito e, indossato il candido abito nuziale della madre, esce in giardino e passeggia al chiaro di luna. Qualcosa, però, va storto, e il giorno seguente il destino le fa visita presentandole il conto: i suoi genitori non ci sono più. Melanie e i suoi due fratellini sono dunque costretti ad abbandonare la casa di famiglia per trasferirsi a Londra, dagli zii che non hanno mai conosciuto: zia Margaret, una donna gentile che ha smesso di parlare quando si è sposata, e zio Philip, giocattolaio ossessivo, dispotico e manipolatore. Come se non bastasse, alla coppia fa seguito il giovane Finn, che da subito si mostra molto interessato alla nuova arrivata. Sempre più consapevole della propria femminilità e sempre più affamata di libertà, Melanie dovrà imparare in fretta a non farsi sottomettere... Un vibrante romanzo sul fascino inquietante del diventare adulti e un tassello importante nell’opera di Angela Carter, capace di farci ridere, di turbarci, di trasportarci in mondi affascinanti e misteriosi. «La sua prosa si presta a magnifiche scene di meticolosa sensualità... Sogni, miti, fiabe, metamorfosi, l’inconscio ribelle, viaggi epici e una celebrazione molto sensuale della sessualità nelle sue manifestazioni più gioiose e più oscure». Ian McEwan «I suoi libri ci liberano dalle catene, rovesciando le statue del pomposo, demolendo i templi della rettitudine. Prendono la loro forza da tutto ciò che è ingiusto, illegittimo, basso. Non hanno eguali né rivali». Salman Rushdie «Veloce, ficcante e impreziosito da uno stile efficace, il libro avvinghia il lettore. La storia non delude, rimanendoti appiccicata per giorni». Omar Di Monopoli

Notti al circo

release date: Feb 09, 2017

La cámara sangrienta

release date: Apr 01, 2014

Comic and Curious Cats

release date: Jun 01, 1989
Comic and Curious Cats
A collection of thirty fine-quality postcards, with each illustration produced twice, giving you one card to send and one to keep, these postcards are all taken from Comic and Curious Cats. The book was a bestseller in both hard and soft covers and has been translated into many languages.

Le magasin de jouets magique

release date: Jan 01, 1999
Le magasin de jouets magique
Ecrit en 1967, ce roman féminin, qui a pour héroïne une nymphette, célèbre l''ingénuité perverse, propre à l''adolescence, où l''enfance et le monde magique des contes de fées sont encore proches. Il est marqué par l''esprit psychédélique de la fin des années 60.

The Second Virago Book Of Fairy Tales

release date: Nov 05, 2015
The Second Virago Book Of Fairy Tales
Such was the delight in Angela Carter''s The Virago Book of Fairy Tales, that she compiled a second volume. And what a treasure trove it is, perfectly complemented by the bewitching drawings of Corinna Sargood, brimming with pretty maids and old crones, crafty women and bad girls, enchantresses and midwives, rascal aunts and odd sisters. Here is a fabulous celebration of strong minds, low cunning, black arts and dirty tricks as could only have been collected by the unique Angela Carter, who wrote in her introduction to the first book ''I offer them in a valedictory spirit, as a reminder of the contributions to literature of Mother Goods and her goslings''. The Second Virago Book of Fairy Tales is a wonderful gift to us all.

Burning Your Boats

release date: Jan 01, 1996

Shadow Dance

release date: Jan 01, 1995
Shadow Dance
Carter''s heady first novel introduces one of her most enigmatic characters. Honeybuzzard spends his nights scavenging the contents of abandoned buildings and his days seducing and tormenting lovers, enemies, and friends. He and his best friend Morris scoour the backstreets of London, leaving behind a trail of detruction in the broken hearts and dashed hopes of those they love, manipulate, and ultimately discard.

The Magic Toyshop ; The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman ; Wise Children

release date: Jan 01, 1996

The Curious Room

release date: Jan 01, 1996

Martin Leman's Comic & Curious Cats

Martin Leman's Comic & Curious Cats
En slags ABC bog for absolut viderekomne, med store dekorative billeder - p.g.a. teksten er den ikke absolut en børnebog

The Donkey Prince

The Donkey Prince
The donkey prince must overcome many obstacles to retrieve the magic apple that will restore him to human form.

Miss Z, the Dark Young Lady

Miss Z, the Dark Young Lady
When the departure of the parrots from the jungle causes misfortune to fall on her home, Miss Z sets out to find the birds and persuade them to return.

Nächte im Zirkus

release date: Jan 01, 1986

Kloke barn

release date: Jan 01, 1992

La Cambra Sagnant

release date: Jan 01, 2000

Wie's uns gefällt

release date: Jan 01, 1992
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