Product Description

Ten beloved fairy tales, given new life by the one and only Angela Carter Many classic fairy tale characters might not have survived into the present were it not for Charles Perrault, a seventeenth-century French civil servant who rescued them from the oral tradition and committed them to paper. Three centuries later, Angela Carter, widely regarded as one of EnglandÂ’s most imaginative writers, adapted them for contemporary readers. The result is a cornucopia of fantastic characters and timeless adventures, stylishly retold by a modern literary visionary.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #621875 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780143105367
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
“[Angela Carter] was the most brilliant writer in England . . . its high sorceress, its benevolent witch-queen, a burlesque artist of genius and antic grace.”
—Salman Rushdie

About the Author
Angela Ca rter (1940–1992) published her first novel, Shadow Dance, in 1966 and was immediately recognized as one of Britain’s most original writers. Charles Perrault (1628–1703), a member of the Académie Française, published his fairy tales anonymously in the 1690s. Jack Zipes is a specialist in folklore, fairy tales, and children’s literature at the University of Minnesota. He has introduced the Penguin Classics editions of Peter Pan, Pinocchio, and The Wonderful World of Oz.