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Shadow Dance (novel)
''Shadow Dance'' was Angela Carter's first novel, published in England by Heinemann in 1966. It was published under the name ''Honeybuzzard'' in the United States. Upon publication it was acclaimed by Anthony Burgess, who wrote that he "read this book with admiration, horror and other relevant emotions... Angela Carter has remarkable descriptive gifts, a powerful imagination, and... a capacity for looking at the mess of contemporary life without flinching." Carter's novels ''Shadow Dance'', '' Several Perceptions'' (1968) and ''Love Love is a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment (psychology), attachment to a person, animal, or thing. It is expressed in many forms, encompassing a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most su ...'' (1971) are sometimes referred to as the "Bristol Trilogy". Plot summary A man named Morris Gray is out one night at a bar when he is accosted by a young teenager named Ghislaine. Once a beautifu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow Dance (Angela Carter Novel - Cover Art)
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Angela Carter
Angela Olive Pearce (formerly Carter, Stalker; 7 May 1940 – 16 February 1992), who published under the name Angela Carter, was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist, known for her feminist, magical realism, and picaresque works. She is mainly known for her book ''The Bloody Chamber'' (1979). In 1984, her short story "The Bloody Chamber#The Company of Wolves, The Company of Wolves" was adapted into a The Company of Wolves , film of the same name. In 2008, ''The Times'' ranked Carter tenth in their list of "The 50 greatest British literature, British writers since 1945". In 2012, ''Nights at the Circus'' was selected as the best ever winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. Biography Born Angela Olive Stalker in Eastbourne, in 1940, to Sophia Olive (née Farthing; 1905–1969), a cashier at Selfridge's, and journalist Hugh Alexander Stalker (1896–1988), Carter was Evacuations of civilians in Britain during World War II, evacuated as a child to l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1966. Events *February ** The Nottingham-based chain of pharmacy stores Boots UK closes the last of its circulating " Booklovers' Library" branches. ** Managers of the Royal Court Theatre in London are convicted of presenting an unlicenced play, last November's premiere of Edward Bond's '' Saved''. This prosecution is considered influential in the abolition of the Theatres Act 1843 under which it is brought. *February 1 – Chinese playwright Tian Han is attacked for his historical play ''Xie Yaohuan'' (1961), an opening salvo in the Cultural Revolution. *February 10 – Author Jacqueline Susann has her first novel, '' Valley of the Dolls'', published. From a friend she obtains a list of the bookstores on whose sales figures ''The New York Times'' relies for its bestseller list. She then uses her own money to buy large quantities of her book at these stores, causing it to head the list. ''Valley of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Burgess
John Anthony Burgess Wilson, (; 25 February 1917 – 22 November 1993) who published under the name Anthony Burgess, was an English writer and composer. Although Burgess was primarily a comic writer, his Utopian and dystopian fiction, dystopian satire ''A Clockwork Orange (novel), A Clockwork Orange'' remains his best-known novel. In 1971, it was A Clockwork Orange (film), adapted into a controversial film by Stanley Kubrick, which Burgess said was chiefly responsible for the popularity of the book. Burgess produced a number of other novels, including the Inside Mr Enderby, Enderby quartet, and ''Earthly Powers''. He wrote librettos and screenplays, including the 1977 television mini-series ''Jesus of Nazareth (miniseries), Jesus of Nazareth''. He worked as a literary critic for several publications, including ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian'', and wrote studies of classic writers, notably James Joyce. A versatile linguist, Burgess lectured in phonetics, and translated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Several Perceptions
''Several Perceptions'' is a 1968 novel by the author Angela Carter. Her novels '' Shadow Dance'' (1966), ''Several Perceptions'' and ''Love'' (1971) are sometimes referred to as the "Bristol Trilogy". The title is from David Hume, 'The mind is a kind of theatre, where several perceptions make their appearance...' The novel won a Somerset Maugham Award for new literature in 1968 Synopsis ''Several Perceptions'' is Angela Carter's third novel and forms a thematic "Bristol trilogy" set in the southwestern English port city, along with her works ''Shadow Dance'' and ''Love.'' The novel centres on a loose string of vignettes related to Joseph Harker, a university student drop out and self-proclaimed nihilist. In addition to his academic failure, he has also broken up with his girlfriend, who is a voracious reader of Jane Austen's work and is employed caring for elderly male residents at a city nursing home. Early in the novel, he attempts suicide, but this also fails. He is influ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love (Carter Novel)
''Love'' is a 1971 novel by Angela Carter. Her fifth novel, it follows the destructive love triangle between a psychologically unstable woman, her charming husband, and her volatile brother-in-law. Effectively exploring themes of infidelity, self-loathing, suicide, and emotional disconnection, the novel depicts three characters so alienated from society and reality, that they depend solely on each other. This unhealthy fixation slowly eats away at their individual relationships and themselves, until eventually culminating in despair and tragedy. Carter, Angela (1971) ''Love''. London. Virago. Carter's novels '' Shadow Dance'' (1966), ''Several Perceptions ''Several Perceptions'' is a 1968 novel by the author Angela Carter. Her novels '' Shadow Dance'' (1966), ''Several Perceptions'' and ''Love'' (1971) are sometimes referred to as the "Bristol Trilogy". The title is from David Hume, 'The mind is a ...'' (1968) and ''Love'' are sometimes referred to as the "Bristol Trilogy". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 British Novels
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. * January 15 – 1966 Nigerian coup d'état: A bloody military coup is staged in Nigeria, deposing the civilian government and resulting in the death of Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. * January 17 ** The Nigerian coup is overturned by another faction of the military, led by Major Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels By Angela Carter
A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning 'new'. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, Medieval Chivalric romance, and the tradition of the Italian Renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, in the historical romances of Walter Scott and the Gothic novel. Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, and John Cowper Powys, preferred the term ''romance''. Such romances should not be confused with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinemann (publisher) Books
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Heinemann may refer to: * Heinemann (surname) * Heinemann (publisher), a publishing company * Heinemann Park, a.k.a. Pelican Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States * Gebr. Heinemann, a German distributing and retailing company See also * Heineman * Jamie Hyneman James Franklin Hyneman (; born September 25, 1956) is an American special effects expert who was co-host of the television series ''MythBusters'' alongside Adam Savage, where he became known for his distinctive beret and walrus moustache. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels Set In Bristol
A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and Publication, published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning 'new'. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek novel, Ancient Greek and Roman novel, Medieval Chivalric romance, and the tradition of the Italian Renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, in the historical romances of Walter Scott and the Gothic novel. Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, and John Cowper Powys, preferred the term Romance (literary fiction) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
