The Bloody Chamber [Hardcover]

Angela Carter (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 164 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins; 1st US Ed edition (February 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060107081
• ISBN-13: 978-0060107086
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,069,791 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Angela Carter (1940-1992) was the author of many novels, collections of short stories, plays, and books for children.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truely the finest piece of gothic literature of the century., November 30, 2002

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Miss A.S Bawtree (Hove, East Sussex United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: THE BLOODY CHAMBER AND OTHER STORIES (Paperback)

Angela Carters book the Bloody Chamber can only be described as sparkling genious. Carter writes with the combination of the classic fairy tale, and magical realism, incorperating elements of gothic horror,and subversive sexuality. She weaves tales of sinister locations, fearsome monsters,and powerful heroes to leave the reader with a slanted version of an old moral. Her interpretations are brought to life by her powerful descriptions and modern settings. Her stories are proof that this genre can still terrify off screen. The Bloody Chamber is truely one of the finest pieces of gothic liteature of the century.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A loving dark twist on beautiful fairytales and folklore...., April 3, 2000

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This review is from: The Bloody Chamber (Hardcover)

Angela Carter wields a deliciously decadent pen once again in The Bloody Chamber. This slim volume is packed with familiar tales retold with a dark gothic twist, each tempered with a saucy wit and the ability to impart new meaning onto old standards. Heroines are erotic, independant and canny, and their victories contain a bite, an edge that places these tales outside the traditional happy ending. Stories are beautifully overblown and hyperreal. The Bloody Chamber is stunning in its delicacy and sly, subtle humour that tempers even the darkest tale. This world is very female , where the instigators of action and solvers of perilous events are mothers, daughters, wives and wild girls. Carter's work is too beautiful to describe - she needs to be read again and again, and each time, a new shade can be seen to her impressive legacy. She is an addictive read.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter, May 9, 2010

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Electron "Jessie Lucelle Cross" (Formigine, Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bloody Chamber (Hardcover)

I bought a second hand hardcover copy. It is perfect with that already read look. Forwarding was excellent. I live in Italy and the book came from Vancouver. 5 stars!