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The Magic Toyshop
by Angela Carter · Virago · tapa blanda · 204 pages
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Pages: 204 pagesAuthor: Angela CarterPublisher: ViragoFormat: tapa blandaLanguage: enRelease date: 31/12/1981ISBN: ISBN 9780860681908
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Synopsis of The Magic Toyshop
En 'The Magic Toyshop', Melanie, una joven que disfruta de una vida despreocupada, se ve repentinamente obligada a madurar tras la pérdida de sus padres. Enviada a vivir con sus tíos en Londres, descubre un mundo extraño y opresivo dominado por su taciturno tío Philip, un fabricante de juguetes con una inquietante fascinación por sus creaciones. A medida que Melanie se adapta a su nuevo entorno, se enfrenta a la manipulación, el despertar sexual y la desilusión, mientras lucha por encontrar su propia identidad en medio de la atmósfera gótica y teatral de la juguetería mágica.
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Angela Carter
Angela Olive Pearce, who published under the name Angela Carter, was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist, known for her feminist, magical realist, and picaresque works. She is mainly known for her book The Bloody Chamber (1979). In 1984, her short story "The Company of Wolves" was adapted into a film of the same name. In 2008, The Times ranked Carter tenth in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". In 2012, Nights at the Circus was selected as the best ever winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
1940–1992Since 1966177 titles published26 writing
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