The Bloody Chamber: And Other Stories: 75th-Anniversary

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

For the 75th anniversary of her birth, a Deluxe Edition of the master of the literary supernaturalâ€™s most celebrated bookâ€”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 Chamberâ€”which includes the story that is the basis of Neil Jordanâ€™s 1984 movie The Company of Wolvesâ€”she spins subversively dark and sensual versions of familiar fairy tales and legends like â€œLittle Red Riding Hood,â€ â€œBluebeard,â€ â€œPuss in Boots,â€ and â€œBeauty and the Beast,â€Â 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 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780143107613
Color Silver
ReleaseDate 2015-05-26
UnitCount 1
Format Deckle Edge
EANs 9780143107613

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780143107613
Color	Silver
ReleaseDate	2015-05-26
UnitCount	1
Format	Deckle Edge
EANs	9780143107613

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