Portrait of Angela Carter

Postmodern

Angela Carter

1940 – 1992

English novelist (1940–1992)

  • United Kingdom
  • British
  • Postmodernism
  • Magic Realism
  • Feminist Writing
UGC NET importance

About

Angela Olive Pearce, who published under the name Angela Carter, was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist, known for her feminist, magical realist, and picaresque works. In 1984, her short story "The Company of Wolves" was adapted into a film of the same name. In 2008, The Times ranked Carter tenth in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". In 2012, Nights at the Circus was selected as the best ever winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.

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Life on the Timeline

1940 – 1992
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Major Works

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