内容简介
FromearlyreflectionsonjazzandJapan,throughvigorousrefashioningsofvampiresandwerewolves,tostunningsnapshotsofreal-lifeoutcastsandthegloriousbuttaintedworldof'therichandfamous,'thiscompletecollectionofAngelaCarter'sshortstoriesgatherstogetherfourpublishedbooks—"Fireworks,""TheBloodyChamber,""BlackVenus,""AmericanGhosts"and"OldWorldWonders"—withherearlyworkanduncollectedstories.'Astrange,compellingbook...anundoubtedsuccess.'—TheNewYorkTimesDoraandNoraChanceareafamoussong-and-danceteamoftheBritishmusichalls.BilledasTheLuckyChances,thesistersaretheillegitimateandunacknowledgeddaughtersofSirMelchoirHazard,thegreatestShakespeareanactorofhisday.Atonceribaldandsentimental,glitteryandtender,thisrambunctiousfamilysagaisAngelaCarteratherbewitchingbest.
作者简介
AngelaCarter(1940-1992)wroteninenovelsandnumerousshortstories,aswellasnonfiction,radioplays,andthescreenplayforNeilJordan's1984movieTheCompanyofWolves,basedonherstory.Shewonnumerousliteraryawards,traveledandtaughtwidelyintheUnitedStates,andlivedinLondon.