Bloody Chamber, Wise Children, Fireworks

The Bloody Chamber and Wise Children are two collections of short stories by Angela Carter. The former is a collection of dark and unsettling stories inspired by fairy tales, while the latter is a more comic and bawdy collection. The Everyman's Library omnibus gathers the best of Carter's work in one volume.

Format: Hardback
Length: 504 pages
Publication date: 15 March 2018
Publisher: Everyman

In Angela Carter's renowned collection, The Bloody Chamber, a mesmerizing tapestry of unsettling tales is woven, drawing inspiration from beloved fairy tales. Within these pages, a Beauty is transformed into a Beast, and Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother meets a tragic end as a witch. A young music student finds herself swept away to Paris, where a middle-aged aristocrat captivates her with the retelling of Bluebeard's tale against a backdrop of opulence. Meanwhile, in the summer of 1914, a British soldier ventures into Transylvania on a cycling holiday and unwittingly becomes the guest of an alluring female vampire.

Contrasting this dark and eerie narrative, Carter's final novel, Wise Children, presents a lighter, more comedic, and life-affirming perspective. An irrepressible elderly lady reminisces about the vibrant decades she and her sister spent as vaudeville performers, a tale teeming with twins and mistaken identities reminiscent of Shakespeare's plays. The early collection, Fireworks, showcases Carter's initial explorations into the realm of fantastic writing, which would ultimately leave an indelible mark on her literary legacy.

The Everyman's Library omnibus assembles the finest works of Angela Carter in a single extraordinary volume, offering readers a comprehensive exploration of her extraordinary talent.

Weight: 542g
Dimension: 205 x 133 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781841593838