Burning Your Boats
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Burning Your Boats: The Collected Short Stories (1995
) is a posthumously-published collection of Angela Carter
's short stories
. It includes stories previously collected in her other short story collections: Fireworks: Nine Profane Pieces
(1974
), The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
(1979
), Black Venus
(aka Saints and Strangers) (1985
) and American Ghosts and Old World Wonders
(1993
) as well as six previously un-collected stories. The book also includes an introduction by author Salman Rushdie.
The collection consists of:
1995 in literature
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) is a posthumously-published collection of Angela Carter
Angela Carter
Angela Carter was an English novelist and journalist, known for her feminist, magical realism, and picaresque works...
's short stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
. It includes stories previously collected in her other short story collections: Fireworks: Nine Profane Pieces
Fireworks: Nine Profane Pieces
Fireworks: Nine Profane Pieces is an anthology of short fiction by Angela Carter. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1974 by Quartet Books Ltd. and contains a collection of stories, several of which are based on Carter's own experiences of living in Japan from 1969 to 1971...
(1974
1970 in literature
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), The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber
The Bloody Chamber is a collection of short fiction by Angela Carter. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1979 by Gollancz and won the Cheltenham Festival Literary Prize. All of the stories share a common theme of being closely based upon fairytales or folk tales...
(1979
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), Black Venus
Black Venus
Black Venus is an anthology of short fiction by Angela Carter. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1985 by Chatto & Windus Ltd...
(aka Saints and Strangers) (1985
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) and American Ghosts and Old World Wonders
American Ghosts and Old World Wonders
American Ghosts and Old World Wonders is a posthumously published anthology of short fiction by Angela Carter. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1993 by Chatto & Windus Ltd. and contains a collection of nine stories, one half of which deal with American folklore and the other with...
(1993
1993 in literature
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) as well as six previously un-collected stories. The book also includes an introduction by author Salman Rushdie.
The collection consists of:
- Early Work, 1962-6
- "The Man Who Loved a Double Bass", "A Very, Very Great Lady and Her Son at Home" and "A Victorian Fable (with Glossary)".
- Fireworks: Nine Profane PiecesFireworks: Nine Profane PiecesFireworks: Nine Profane Pieces is an anthology of short fiction by Angela Carter. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1974 by Quartet Books Ltd. and contains a collection of stories, several of which are based on Carter's own experiences of living in Japan from 1969 to 1971...
(1974)
- "A Souvenir of Japan", "The Executioner's Beautiful Daughter", "The Loves of Lady Purple", "The Smile of Winter", "Penetrating to the Heart of the Forest", "Flesh and the Mirror", "Master", "Reflections" and "Elegy for a Freelance".
- The Bloody ChamberThe Bloody ChamberThe Bloody Chamber is a collection of short fiction by Angela Carter. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1979 by Gollancz and won the Cheltenham Festival Literary Prize. All of the stories share a common theme of being closely based upon fairytales or folk tales...
(1979)
- "The Bloody Chamber", "The Courtship of Mr Lyon", "The Tiger's Bride", "Puss-in-Boots", "The Erl-King", "The Snow Child", "The Lady of the House of Love", "The Werewolf, "The Company of Wolves" and "Wolf-Alice".
- Black VenusBlack VenusBlack Venus is an anthology of short fiction by Angela Carter. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1985 by Chatto & Windus Ltd...
(aka "Saints and Strangers") (1985)
- "Black Venus", "The Kiss", "Our Lady of the Massacre", "The Cabinet of Edgar Allan Poe", "Overture and Incidental Music for A Midsummer Night's Dream", "Peter and the Wolf", "The Kitchen Child" and "The Fall River Axe Murders".
- American Ghosts and Old World WondersAmerican Ghosts and Old World WondersAmerican Ghosts and Old World Wonders is a posthumously published anthology of short fiction by Angela Carter. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1993 by Chatto & Windus Ltd. and contains a collection of nine stories, one half of which deal with American folklore and the other with...
(1993)
- "Lizzie's Tiger", "John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore", "Gun for the Devil", "The Merchant of Shadows", "The Ghost Ships", "In Pantoland", "Ashputtle or The Mother's Ghost", "Alice in Prague or The Curious Room" and "Impressions: The Wrightsman Magdalene".
- Uncollected Stories, 1970-81
- "The Scarlet House", "The Snow Pavilion" and "The Quilt Maker".