Nights at the Circus - Couverture souple

Carter, Angela

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140077030 ISBN 13 : 9780140077032

Editeur : Penguin Publishing Group, 1986

Synopsis

Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction

From the master of the literary supernatural and author of The Bloody Chamber, her acclaimed novel about the exploits of a circus performer who is part-woman, part-swan

Sophi Fevvers—the toast of Europe's capitals, courted by the Prince of Wales, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec—is an aerialiste extraordinaire, star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover Fevvers's true identity: Is she part swan or all fake? Dazzled by his love for Fevvers, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser joins the circus on its tour. The journey takes him—and the reader—on an intoxicating trip through turn-of-the-century London, St. Petersburg, and Siberia—a tour so magical that only Angela Carter could have created it.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Angela Carter (1940–1992) wrote nine novels and numerous short stories, as well as nonfiction, radio plays, and the screenplay for Neil Jordan's 1984 movie The Company of Wolves, based on her story of the same name. She won numerous literary awards, traveled and taught widely in the United States, and lived in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0140077030
• ISBN 13: 9780140077032
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible