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Wise Children

Wise Children (1991) was the last novel written by Angela Carter. The novel follows the fortunes of twin chorus girls, Dora and Nora Chance, and their bizarre theatrical family. It explores the subversive nature of fatherhood, the denying of which leads Nora and Dora to frivolous "illegitimate" lechery. The novel plays on Carter's admiration of…

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Author
Angela Carter
Genre
Magical realism, theatre-fiction
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Language
English
Media type
Print (hardback and paperback)

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related to Allusions and references to other works · 19
Wise Children → Angela Carter, At, Brush Up, Circus, Ellen Terry, English, How, In, Kate, Kiss Me, Nights, Shakespeare, Shakespeare's The Taming, Shrew, The, The Bloody Chamber, Throughout, William Shakespeare, Your Shakespeare
related to Further reading · 13
Wise Children → Angela Carter, Britain, Doris Lessing, Graham, Henry James, ISBN, Paperback, Routledge, Theatre-Fiction, Wings, Writing, York Notes, York Notes Advanced
related to Stage adaptation · 6
Wise Children → Emma Rice, It, London, October, Rice, The Old Vic
related to External links · 2
Wise Children → British Library, Wise ChildrenEssay
Author · 1
Wise Children → Angela Carter
Genre · 1
Wise Children → Magical realism, theatre-fiction
ISBN · 1
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Language · 1
Wise Children → English
Media type · 1
Wise Children → Print (hardback and paperback)
OCLC · 1
Wise Children → 26311519

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Wise ChildrenAuthorAngela Carter1.00infobox
Wise ChildrenGenreMagical realism, theatre-fiction1.00infobox
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Wise ChildrenLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Wise ChildrenMedia typePrint (hardback and paperback)1.00infobox
Wise ChildrenOCLC263115191.00infobox
Wise ChildrenPages232 pp1.00infobox
Wise ChildrenPublication date19911.00infobox
Wise ChildrenPublication placeUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Wise ChildrenPublisherChatto & Windus1.00infobox
Wise Childrenrelated to Allusions and references to other worksThe0.60section
Wise Childrenrelated to Allusions and references to other worksAngela Carter0.60section

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