The Invention of Angela Carter by Edmund Gordon
Angela Carter is widely acknowledged as one of the most important and beguiling writers of the last century. By the time of her tragic and untimely death at the age of fifty-one, she was firmly established as an iconoclastic writer. This is the story of how Angela Carter came to write such works as The Bloody Chamber and Wise Children.
Splendid…this is an exemplary piece of work…which will satisfy readers, and on which further investigation can rest with great confidence that nothing has been concealed and no pathway has been neglectedEveryone should read it. -- Philip Hensher * Spectator *
[A] gripping biography, brimming with new material… He has undertaken feats of scholarship and written an admirably clearsighted book… Gordon’s achievement, however, is tremendous. From baroque entanglements of material and controversy, he brings living contours into view… A quarter century on, this new biography should renew our readerly appetites for Carter. -- Alexandra Harris * Financial Times *
This fascinating, highly readable biography will be extremely hard to beat. -- Christina Patterson * Sunday Times *
[It] glints with well-placed detail and witty apercus, and it pays proper attention to what matters most, Angela Carter’s writing… Let’s hope that this thoughtful and engaging biography will introduce a generation of new readers to her work. -- Lucy Hughes-Hallett * Literary Review *
[An] astute biography… Edmund Gordon has done an industrious and intelligent job. -- DJ Taylor * The Times *
[A] gripping biography, brimming with new material… He has undertaken feats of scholarship and written an admirably clearsighted book… Gordon’s achievement, however, is tremendous. From baroque entanglements of material and controversy, he brings living contours into view… A quarter century on, this new biography should renew our readerly appetites for Carter. -- Alexandra Harris * Financial Times *
This fascinating, highly readable biography will be extremely hard to beat. -- Christina Patterson * Sunday Times *
[It] glints with well-placed detail and witty apercus, and it pays proper attention to what matters most, Angela Carter’s writing… Let’s hope that this thoughtful and engaging biography will introduce a generation of new readers to her work. -- Lucy Hughes-Hallett * Literary Review *
[An] astute biography… Edmund Gordon has done an industrious and intelligent job. -- DJ Taylor * The Times *
Edmund Gordon writes for a wide variety of publications, including the Guardian, Observer, London Review of Books, Times Literary Supplement, and Sunday Times. In 2012 he received a Jerwood Award for non-fiction from the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in London, and teaches literature and creative writing at King’s College London. This is his first book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099575726 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099575728 |
| Title | The Invention of Angela Carter |
| Author | Edmund Gordon |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2017-10-12 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
| Prizes | Winner of Somerset Maugham Award 2017 (UK), Winner of Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize 2018 (UK) |
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