Angela Carter's The Curious Room is a captivating collection that assembles her diverse range of writings—from plays and screenplays to essays and short prose—demonstrating her extraordinary versatility and imaginative verve. Within its pages, readers encounter Carter's distinctive blend of enchantment and subversion, where myth, fairy tale, and gothic sensibilities intertwine with sharp social commentary. This compendium not only showcases her narrative brilliance but also invites a deeper appreciation of her influence on contemporary fiction and feminist literature, making it an essential acquisition for any devoted collector or reader of second-hand literary treasures.
Angela Carter's The Curious Room is a captivating collection that assembles her diverse range of writings—from plays and screenplays to essays and short prose—demonstrating her extraordinary versatility and imaginative verve. Within its pages, readers encounter Carter's distinctive blend of enchantment and subversion, where myth, fairy tale, and gothic sensibilities intertwine with sharp social commentary. This compendium not only showcases her narrative brilliance but also invites a deeper appreciation of her influence on contemporary fiction and feminist literature, making it an essential acquisition for any devoted collector or reader of second-hand literary treasures.
Vintage, 1997. Paperback, some foxing to pages otherwise a clean copy internally and externally, is in very good condition
