Angela Carter’s Book of Fairy Tales

　　Angela Carter's pick of Mother Goose's feathers.

　　'Trumps Grimm, with a world-wide selection of savage and funny stories' Observer

　　Once upon a time fairy tales weren't meant just for children, and neither is Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales. This stunning collection contains lyrical tales, bloody tales and hilariously funny and ripely bawdy stories from countries all around the world- from the Arctic to Asia - and no dippy princesses or soppy fairies. Instead, we have pretty maids and old crones; crafty women and bad girls; enchantresses and midwives; rascal aunts and odd sisters.

　　This fabulous celebration of strong minds, low cunning, black arts and dirty tricks could only have been collected by the unique and much-missed Angela Carter. Illustrated throughout with original woodcuts.
 

作者簡介

安潔拉‧卡特Angela Carter (1940~1992)

　　她的作品以魔幻寫實和女性主義意識為人所知，用獨樹一幟的強烈風格，挑戰、批判、解構傳統故事之中的價值。這樣的精神不僅僅是她小說中的精神血肉，更存在於報導文學之中的犀利觀點，除了小說備受重視，她在〈衛報〉等重要媒體的精彩散文也集結成文集《Shaking a Leg》。

　　除了她所創作的小說時常像是神話與傳說的暴烈變體，她更曾經由世界各地的流傳童話中，精選編撰成知名且獨一無二的童話集《Angela Carter’s Book Of Fairy Tales》，這部童話非比尋常甚至兒童不宜，不僅充滿好心沒好報的恐怖故事，更重要的是它的主角不是美麗的公主、善良的姑娘，而是工於心計的惡女們.....

　　One of Britain's most original writers, Angela Carter was highly lauded for her novels, short stories and journalism. She died in February 1992.