| | The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (King Penguin) |  | Author: Angela Carter
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 571943
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7 x 5 x 1
ISBN: 0140054049
EAN: 9780140054040
ASIN: 0140054049
Publication Date: June 25, 1981
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Magical January 17, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A collection of darkly sensual reinterpretations of familiar fairy tales, many with a twist. The most famous short story in this collection is probably A Company of Wolves, which was adapted from Angela Carter's own radio script and was later made into a cult movie (a movie which incidentally remains on my list of favourites). The themes of sexuality and loss of innocence are explored throughout the collection. The stories are collected together because of their umbrella theme, but were not necessarily written at the same time; this is notable because there are actually two versions of Beauty and the Beast in the book, the first of which ("The Courtship of Mister Lyon") is greatly over-shadowed by the superiority of the other ("The Tiger's Bride").
Overall a rewarding collection of magical tales that invokes all those dark archetypes that dwell in your subconcious to leave you feeling uneasy and yet enchanted.
A dazzling collection of reworked fairytales October 31, 1997
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
In this series of stories, Carter does not just change the perspective and mood of the fairytales --she turns them inside out. A must for any admirer of the late Angela Carter.
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