A modern fable, a post-apocalyptic romance, a gothic horror story;
Angela Carter's genre-defying fantasia Heroes and Villains includes
an introduction by Robert Coover in Penguin Modern Classics.
Sharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tower made of steel and
concrete with her father and the other Professors. Outside, where
the land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam, live the
Barbarians, who raid and pillage in order to survive. Marianne is
strictly forbidden to leave her civilized world but, fascinated by
these savage outsiders, decides to escape. There, beyond the wire
fences, she will discover a decaying paradise, encounter the
tattooed Barbarian boy Jewel and go beyond the darkest limits of
her imagination. Playful, sensuous, violent and gripping, Heroes
and Villains is an ambiguous and deliriously rich blend of
post-apocalyptic fiction, gothic fantasy, literary allusion and
twisted romance. Angela Carter (1940-92) was born in Eastbourne and
later evacuated to live with her grandmother in Yorkshire. She read
English at Bristol University, and after escaping an early marriage
went to live in Japan for a number of years. She wrote nine novels,
which blend fantasy, science fiction and gothic, and is often
referred to as a writer of magical realism. If you enjoyed Heroes
and Villains, you might like Carter's The Infernal Desire Machines
of Doctor Hoffman, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.
'Angela Carter is a genius' Victoria Glendinning 'An unashamed
fantasist, a fabulist of daemonic energy' The Times
General
| Imprint: |
Penguin Classics
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Penguin Modern Classics |
| Release date: |
February 2011 |
| First published: |
February 2011 |
| Authors: |
Angela Carter
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
164 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-14-119238-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-14-119238-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780141192383 |
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