The Bloody Chamber: And Other Stories: 75th-Anniversary Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Name: The Bloody Chamber: And Other Stories: 75th-Anniversary Edition (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Brand: Penguin Classics
SKU: 9780143107613-V
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By Angela Carter

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For the 75th anniversary of her birth, a Deluxe Edition of the master of the literary supernatural's most celebrated book-featuring a new introduction by Kelly Link 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.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 176
Release Date:: 2015-05-26
Publication Date:: 2015-05-26
Publisher:: Penguin Classics
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 0143107615
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:: 18
Weight:: 204 g
Height:: 21.3 cm
Width:: 14.3 cm
Thickness:: 1.1 cm

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