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Angela Carter was an English novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She is recognized for her imaginative and surreal narratives, frequently incorporating elements of fantasy, folklore, and Gothic literature. Carter's writing is celebrated for its intricate prose and exploration of themes like gender, class, and identity.

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“As for my father, few souls are less troubled. He can be simply pleased with us, pleased that we exist, and, from the vantage point of his wondrously serene old age, he contemplates our lives almost as if they were books he can dip into whenever he wants. His back pages, perhaps.”

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Book:Shaking a Leg: Collected Writings

Source: Shaking a Leg: Collected Writings

“Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself. You bring to a novel, anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring your history and you read it in your own terms.”

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“Reading a book is like re-writing it for yourself.”

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“A book is simply the container of an idea-like a bottle; what is inside the book is what matters.”

Writing Book Ideas Matter Bottles What Matters Containers

Book:Shaking a Leg: Journalism and Writings

Source: Shaking a Leg: Journalism and Writings

“I think the adjective post-modernist really means mannerist. Books about books is fun but frivolous.”

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Author:Angela Carter

About the Author

Born: May 7, 1940
Died: February 16, 1992
Known for: Novelist
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