{"product_id":"the-invention-of-angela-carter-a-biography","title":"Invention of Angela Carter","description":"\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNBCC AWARD FINALIST \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE 2017 SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelected as a Book of the Year 2016 in \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAngela Carter’s life was as unconventional as anything in her fiction. Through her fearlessly original and inventive books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Bloody Chamber\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNights at the Circus\u003c\/i\u003e, she became an icon to a generation and one of the most acclaimed English writers of the last hundred years. This is her first full and authorised biography. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdmund Gordon uncovers Carter’s life story – from a young woman trying to write in a tiny bedsit in Tokyo, to one of the most important and daring writers of her day. From a life full of adventure sprang work so fantastic, dazzling and seductive that it permanently changed and reinvigorated British literature. This is the story of how Angela Carter invented herself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An exemplary piece of work... Everyone should read it' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32105749348435,"sku":"9780099575726","price":26.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780099575726.jpg?v=1764387937","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-invention-of-angela-carter-a-biography","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}