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21%OFFAngela Carter - Shadow Dance - 9781860490415 - V9781860490415
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Shadow Dance

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Description for Shadow Dance Paperback. * In this, her first novel, Angela Carter tells a disturbing and delicious tale of shattered beauty and male camaraderie which shows one of the 20th century's greatest writers at the start of a dazzling career. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 13. Weight in Grams: 136.

'Angela Carter's writing is pyrothechnic - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night with her starry language' OBSERVER

'The boldest of English writers' LORNA SAGE

'A great writer . . . A real one-off' SALMAN RUSHDIE

'The scar drew her whole face sideways and even in profile, with the hideous thing turned away, her face was horribly lop-sided, skin, features and all, dragged away from the bone. She was a beautiful girl, a white and golden girl, like moonlight on daisies, a month ago.

And yet the men still hover around her, ... Read more

Carter's heady first novel introduces one of her most enigmatic characters. Honeybuzzard spends his nights scavenging the contents of abandoned buildings and his days seducing and tormenting lovers, enemies, and friends. He and his best friend Morris scour the backstreets of London, leaving behind a trail of destruction in the broken hearts and dashed hopes of those they love, manipulate, and ultimately discard.

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Product Details

Publisher
Virago
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Series
VMC
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860490415
SKU
V9781860490415
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Angela Carter
Angela Carter was born in 1940. One of Britain's most original and disturbing writers, she died in 1992.

Reviews for Shadow Dance
Angela Carter's writing is pyrotechnic - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night with her starry language. She brings the gift of wonder
OBSERVER
The boldest of English writers A great writer ... A real one-off

Goodreads reviews for Shadow Dance


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