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About Angela Carter
English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist
Angela Carter was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist. She wrote under the name Angela Carter and became known for fiction that blended feminist ideas, magical realism, and picaresque energy. Her work includes the short story "The Company of Wolves," which was adapted into a film in 1984. Later recognition followed as well: in 2008, The Times placed her tenth on its list of the 50 greatest British writers since 1945, and in 2012 Nights at the Circus was named the best ever winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
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Books by Angela Carter
The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman
1994
The Sadeian woman
1988
Burning Your Boats
1997
Nights at the circus
1994
Heroes & villains
1972