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A modern fable, a post-apocalyptic romance, a gothic horror story; Angela Carter's genre-defying fantasia Heroes and Villains includes an introduction by Robert Coover in Penguin Modern Classics. Sharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tower made of steel and concrete with her father and the other Professors. Outside, where the land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam, live the Barbarians, who raid and pillage in order to survive. Marianne is strictly forbidden to leave her civilized world but, fascinated by these savage outsiders, decides to escape. There, beyond the wire fences, she will discover a decaying paradise, encounter the tattooed Barbarian boy Jewel and go beyond the darkest limits of her imagination. Playful, sensuous, violent and gripping, Heroes and Villains is an ambiguous and deliriously rich blend of post-apocalyptic fiction, gothic fantasy, literary allusion and twisted romance. Angela Carter (1940-92) was born in Eastbourne and later evacuated to live with her grandmother in Yorkshire. She read English at Bristol University, and after escaping an early marriage went to live in Japan for a number of years. She wrote nine novels, which blend fantasy, science fiction and gothic, and is often referred to as a writer of magical realism. If you enjoyed Heroes and Villains, you might like Carter's The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman, also available in Penguin Modern Classics. 'Angela Carter is a genius' Victoria Glendinning 'An unashamed fantasist, a fabulist of daemonic energy' The Times
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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. She won numerous literary awards, traveled and taught widely in the United States, and lived in London.
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Condition: Aceptable. : En un mundo postapocalíptico, la civilización racional reside en los Profesores, en sus aldeas de acero y hormigón. Tribus de bárbaros merodean por las selvas circundantes, mientras que los mutilados marginados habitan las cicatrices quemadas de las ciudades. Marianne, hija de un Profesor, es llevada a la selva, un grotesco paraíso vegetal, donde se convertirá en la novia cautiva de Jewel, el orgulloso y hermoso bárbaro. Allí, será testigo de los salvajes rituales de los adoradores de serpientes, se permitirá sus voluptuosas fantasías virginales y probará el fruto prohibido del caos. Erótica, exótica y extraña, 'Héroes y villanos' es un romance postapocalíptico, una apasionante historia de aventuras, un colorido bordado de religión y magia y, no menos importante, una visión desapasionada de la vida más allá de nuestro valiente mundo nuclear. EAN: 9780140056525 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Ciencia Ficción|Literatura y Ficción Título: Heroes and Villains Autor: Angela Carter Editorial: Penguin Idioma: en Páginas: 160 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2025-10-31-82a8fbd1
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