作品简介:
American Ghosts and Old World Wonders is a posthumously published anthology of short fiction by Angela Carter. It was first published in the United Kingdom in 1993 by Chatto & Windus Ltd. and contains a collection of nine stories, one half of which deal with American folklore and the other with older myths and fairytales. It is introduced by Susannah Clapp.
The book is divided into two parts, the first (concerned with America) consists of Lizzie's Tiger, John Ford's 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Gun for the Devil and The Merchant of Shadows.
Part two (concerned with Europe: the Old World) contains The Ghost Ships, In Pantoland, Ashputtle or The Mother's Ghost, Alice in Prague or The Curious Room and Impressions: The Wrightsman Magdalene.
The anthology's contents are also reprinted in the volume Burning Your Boats, which features all of Carter's short fiction.
作者:安吉拉·卡特
标签:American Ghosts and Old World Wonders安吉拉·卡特
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