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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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“These days, you could stage a three-point orgy in the garden and nobody would bat an eye...”

Women Comedy Humour Theatre Bawdy

Author:Angela Carter

“By the end of the affair, she had acquired so much miserable information about men and women she almost decided to give up relationships for good.”

Men Women Relationships Affair

Book:Love

Source: Love

“It is far easier for a woman to lead a blameless life than it is for a man; all she has to do is to avoid sexual intercourse like the plague.”

Men Life Women Morality Easier Plague Intercourse Blameless

Book:Angela Carter's Book Of Wayward Girls And Wicked Women

Source: Angela Carter's Book Of Wayward Girls And Wicked Women

“If Miss means respectably unmarried, and Mrs. respectably married, then Ms. means nudge, nudge, wink, wink.”

Ifs Mean Women Missing Married Respect Unmarried Nudge Miss Me Winking Nudge Nudge

Author:Angela Carter

“In the mythic schema of all relations between men and women, man proposes, and woman is disposed of.”

Men Women Relationship Men And Women Relation Propose Schemas

Book:The Sadeian Woman: An Exercise in Cultural History

Source: The Sadeian Woman: An Exercise in Cultural History

“Women's sexy underwear is a minor but significant growth industry of late-twentieth-century Britain in the twilight of capitalism.”

Women Growth Century Fashion Industry Late Capitalism Sexy Significant Britain Twilight Minors Twentieth Century Underwear

Book:Shaking a Leg: Collected Writings

Source: Shaking a Leg: Collected Writings

About the Author

Born: May 7, 1940
Died: February 16, 1992
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 211

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