Quote by: Angela Carter

My mother learned that she was carrying me at about the same time the Second World War was declared; with the family talent for magic realism, she once told me she had been to the doctor's on the very day.


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Author Bio


  • NameAngela Carter
  • DescriptionEnglish novelist
  • BornMay 7, 1940
  • DiedFebruary 16, 1992
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionLinguist; Screenwriter; Novelist; Writer
  • AwardsJames Tait Black Memorial Prize; John Llewellyn Rhys Prize