Burning your boats : the collected short stories / Angela Carter ; with an introduction by Salman Ru...
Burning your boats : the collected short stories / Angela Carter ; with an introduction by Salman Ru...
Burning your boats : the collected short stories / Angela Carter ; with an introduction by Salman Rushdie.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : H. Holt and Co., 1996.
Date
1996.
Call Numbers
N823.914/C323.1/8
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xiv, 462 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction / Salman Rushdie -- The Man Who Loved a Double Bass -- A Very, Very Great Lady and Her Son at Home -- A Victorian Fable (with Glossary) -- A Souvenir of Japan -- The Executioner's Beautiful Daughter -- The Loves of Lady Purple -- The Smile of Winter -- Penetrating to the Heart of the Fo...
Alice in Prague or The Curious Room -- Impressions: The Wrightsman Magdalene -- The Scarlet House -- The Snow Pavilion -- The Quilt Maker -- Appendix: Afterword to Fireworks.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : H. Holt and Co., 1996.
Edition
1st American ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1996.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
From early reflections on jazz and Japan, through vigorous refashionings of vampires and werewolves, to stunning snapshots of real-life outcasts and the glorious but tainted world of "the rich and famous," this complete collection of Angela Carter's short stories gathers together four published books - Fireworks, The Bloody Chamber, Black Venus, Am...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Burning your boats : the collected short stories / Angela Carter ; with an introduction by Salman Rushdie.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
"A John Macrae book."
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Call Numbers
N823.914/C323.1/8
Record Identifier
74VMlV8zmOrO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMlV8zmOrO
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ISBN
0805044620 (acid-free paper)
9780805044621 (acid-free paper)
DDC
823.914
MMS ID
991003343849702626
