The Invention of Angela Carter

Splendid…this is an exemplary piece of work…which will satisfy readers, and on which further investigation can rest with great confidence that nothing has been concealed and no pathway has been neglected. Everyone should read it. – Philip Hensher * Spectator *[A] gripping biography, brimming with new material… He has undertaken feats of scholarship and written an admirably clearsighted book… Gordon’s achievement, however, is tremendous. From baroque entanglements of material and controversy, he brings living contours into view… A quarter century on, this new biography should renew our readerly appetites for Carter. – Alexandra Harris * Financial Times *This fascinating, highly readable biography will be extremely hard to beat. – Christina Patterson * Sunday Times *[It] glints with well-placed detail and witty apercus, and it pays proper attention to what matters most, Angela Carter’s writing… Let’s hope that this thoughtful and engaging biography will introduce a generation of new readers to her work. – Lucy Hughes-Hallett * Literary Review *[An] astute biography… Edmund Gordon has done an industrious and intelligent job. – DJ Taylor * The Times *[A] rich, well-written and sympathetic biography… this book should introduce her to new readers. She deserves them. – Anne Chisholm * Prospect *Meticulously researched, [it] treats her novels and stories, if not her journalism, with deep respect and intelligence. – Rachel Cooke * Observer *A brilliantly researched, astute and fascinating account of the growth and emergence of one of the most heroic figures in modern fiction. – Colm ToibinEdmund Gordon brings a wealth of research, intelligence and wit to this biography of a great and subversive writer. He vividly illuminates Angela Carter’s life and work, underlining her bravery, her discontents and her ultimate flourishing. – Lisa AppignanesiFine and sympathetic…the book is as much a treasure trove of unseen work as it is a conventional biography…[Gordon] never loses focus on why a biography on Carter is important: she was a singularly significant writer who changed the landscape of English language fiction. * Scotland on Sunday *

Edmund Gordon writes for a wide variety of publications, including the Guardian, Observer, London Review of Books, Times Literary Supplement, and Sunday Times. In 2012 he received a Jerwood Award for non-fiction from the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in London, and teaches literature and creative writing at King’s College London. This is his first book.

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