Angela Carter (May 8, 1940^* – February 16, 1992) was an English novelist and journalist, known for her post-feminist magical realist and science fiction works.

Born Angela Olive Stalker in Eastbourne, in 1940, Carter was evacuated as a child to live in Yorkshire to stay with her maternal grandmother. As a teenager she battled anorexia. She at first worked as a journalist on the Croydon Advertiser following in the footsteps of her father who was also a journalist. Carter attended the University of Bristol where she studied English literature.

Carter’s writings show the influence of her mother who was a great literary influence on her daughter. This influence can be seen in her novel Wise Children that is notable for its many Shakespearean references. Carter was also interested in reappropriating writings by male authors such as the Marquis de Sade (see her feminist polemic The Sadeian Woman) and Charles Baudelaire (see her short story 'Black Venus'), amongst other literary forefathers. But she as also fascinated by the matriarchal oral story telling tradition, rewriting several fairy tales for her short story collection The Bloody Chamber, including Little Red Riding Hood.

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RT @crazyjohnkerecz: "The child's laughter is pure until he first laughs at a clown."— Angela Carter #quote OMG Steven King's "It". Yeah
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RT @crazyjohnkerecz: "The child's laughter is pure until he first laughs at a clown."— Angela Carter #quote OMG Steven King's "It". Yeah
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RT @COTHPride: Barrow led CK with 14 points. Thomas had 12. Calhoun and Hunt each had 10. Devin Carter led Villa Angela with 13.
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