{"product_id":"heroes-and-villains-angela-carter","title":"Heroes and Villains - Angela Carter","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA modern fable, a post-apocalyptic romance, a gothic horror story; Angela Carter's genre-defying fantasia\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeroes and Villains\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eincludes an introduction by Robert Coover in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSharp-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,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHeroes and Villains\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an ambiguous and deliriously rich blend of post-apocalyptic fiction, gothic fantasy, literary allusion and twisted romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAngela 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44937436233964,"sku":"","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/8930\/2764\/files\/HAV-AC-01.jpg?v=1713451328","url":"https:\/\/bookbubble.co.uk\/products\/heroes-and-villains-angela-carter","provider":"Book Bubble\/Old School Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}