Gudrie bērni
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9789984343396 (9984343391)
Publish date: March 26th 2009
Publisher: Atēna
Pages no: 240
Edition language: Latvian
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
Feminism,
Magical Realism
There is something wonderful about an Angela Carter novel. A certain charm. A feeling of a warm blanket that you pull over yourself and then the cat jumps on it and sticks her claws into your leg. That sort of feeling. Wise Children is Carter’s last novel and is a love song and dance to the theater ...
This is a novel told by a singular voice writing her memoir. Or shall I say their memoirs. Our narrator is Dora Chance who once lightly traipsed the British Vaudeville boards back in the day with her twin sister Nora. They have not only lived ‘life upon the wicked stage,’ but have been forever witne...
This is a novel told by a singular voice writing her memoir. Or shall I say their memoirs. Our narrator is Dora Chance who once lightly traipsed the British Vaudeville boards back in the day with her twin sister Nora. They have not only lived ‘life upon the wicked stage,’ but have been forever witne...
Recommended by Danielle (CUSFS)
I liked Wise Children by the end of the book, although at the beginning I had my doubts. Part of this can be attributed to Carter's writing style. At times it is jumbled and fast-paced; close to a stream-of-consciousness style, but not completely so. The first 50 pages had me grinding my teeth a bit...
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