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The bloody chamber and other stories

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Discover Angela Carter's classic feminist retelling of favourite fairy tales interwoven by a master of seductive, luminous storytelling. From familiar fairy tales and legends - Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves - Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. 'Magnificent set pieces of fastidious sensuality' Ian McEwan 'A quirky, original, and baroque stylist' Margaret Atwood Featuring an introduction from award-winning short story writer Helen Simpson

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The bloody chamber and other stories, Angela Carter, Helen Simpson

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2006
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Language
English
Publisher
Vintage
Released
2006
Format
Paperback
Pages
176
ISBN10
0099588110
ISBN13
9780099588115
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First published
1979
Original title
The Bloody Chamber
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Discover Angela Carter's classic feminist retelling of favourite fairy tales interwoven by a master of seductive, luminous storytelling. From familiar fairy tales and legends - Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves - Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. 'Magnificent set pieces of fastidious sensuality' Ian McEwan 'A quirky, original, and baroque stylist' Margaret Atwood Featuring an introduction from award-winning short story writer Helen Simpson