Where he is offered a great hospitality in the home of the Beast, though upon The Courtship of Mr Lyon A car breaks down leaving a man stranded, he finds shelter in a mansion Within the room she finds the Marquis' dark secret and a hint at Their mansion, yet one small room is forbidden to her, and she is naturallyĭrawn to it. The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, 1979 The Bloody Chamber A girl newly married to a mysterious Marquis is left with the keys to

Suffer complications, and doubt and greed get in the way of this one. When he is to carry out the assassination but even the best laid plans can With a group of anarchists and her assassin boyfriend, waiting for the moment Together, and by his actions brings about a great catastrophe.Įlegy for a Freelance A woman remembers a claustraphobic moment of her life, living in a room World of the mirror and our own, where a strange figure knits reality Reflections A man who by the discovery of a shell stumbles onto the nexus of the Master Sold to a vicious hunter, a village girl is drawn into his world ofĭesolation and cruelty as he takes her on a hunting trip into the forest īut all the while she is undergoing a mental and physical transformation Mystery of the forest goads them into its depths, and towards the mysteriousįorbidden tree at its centre with its ripe mysterious fruit.įlesh and the Mirror A woman searches for a lost love through the complex streets of Tokyo,Īnd in the mirror covered bedrooms of the pleasure quarters, determined toĮither find him or recreate him in the act of searching. Penetrating to the Heart of the Forest A brother and sister grow up in a veritable paradise, yet always the The Smile of Winter A woman's epiphany on a beach in winter. Holding everyone in a rapture, and how her desire for life will overcome The Loves of Lady Purple The tale of a sensuous lifesize female puppet who tours the world, Is called upon to kill his only son, for a crime his executioner's mask The Executioner's Beautiful Daughter In a degenerate tribe where incest is a capital offence, an executioner It contains the following:Įarly Work, 1962-6 The Man Who Loved a Double Bass A man's doting relationship with his double bass leads to a poignant double tragedy.Ī Very, Very Great Lady and Her Son at Home A mother tells her son the story of her life, and with it, reveals a secret that proves her downfall and sets him free.Ī tale told entirely in Victorian slang a drunken man beats up a woman in the street and then runs off to a whorehouse.įireworks: Nine Profane Pieces, 1974 A Souvenir of Japan A lucid vision of Japan through the eyes of a woman in an ever This collection brings together majority of Carter's short fiction, andĪll of it shines with her unique genius. (Collected Short Stories) by Angela Carter

Burning your boats by angela carter