Carter, Angela, 1940-1992.

The bloody chamber and other stories / Angela Carter. - 126 pages ; 20 cm.

The bloody chamber -- The courtship of Mr. Lyon -- The tiger's bride -- Puss-in-Boots -- The Erl-King -- The snow child -- The lady of the house of love -- The werewolf -- The company of wolves -- Wolf-Alice.

"In her masterpiece, The Bloody Chamber--which includes the story that is the basis of Neil Jordan's 1984 movie The Company of Wolves--Angela Carter breathed new life into familiar fairy tales and legends in a style steeped in the romantic trappings of the gothic tradition."--

9780140178210 (paperback)


FICTION / Literary.
FICTION / Short Stories (single author).
FICTION / Visionary & Metaphysical.

PR6053.A73 / B54 1993

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