File:Angela_Carter.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Angela Carter
Sign in to saveAlso known as Angela Olive Stalker Carter, Angela Olive Carter, Angela Olive Stalker, Angela Olive Pearce
English novelist (1940–1992)
OverviewAI-generated
Angela Carter was a British linguist, screenwriter, novelist, and translator. Born in Eastbourne in 1940, she was educated at the University of Bristol. Her professional career began in 1966, and she worked as an employee of the University of Sheffield and the University of East Anglia. She wrote in English and also used the pseudonym Angela Olive Carter.
Carter received several literary awards, including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, and the Somerset Maugham Award. Her notable works include *Nights at the Circus*, *The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales*, *Crossing the Border*, *The Greatest Cat Stories Ever Told*, and *I Shudder at Your Touch*. She died of lung cancer in London on February 16, 1992. Her remains are buried at Putney Vale Cemetery, and her archives are held at the British Library.
Synthesized by Vinony from 28 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, TMDb, Open Library. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1940
- Died
- 1992
- Works
- 177
Top works
- The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales
- BIEN MALIN QUI CONNAIT SON PERE (TITRES)
- Crossing the Border
- The Greatest Cat Stories Ever Told
- I Shudder at Your Touch
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Crucible of the Vampire — Veronica2019
- Godard: History: Passion — Self1983
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Angela Olive Stalker , ( 1940-05-07 ) 7 May 1940, Eastbourne , England
- Died
- 16 February 1992 (1992-02-16) (aged 51), London, England
- Occupation
- Novelist, short story writer, poet, journalist
- Alma mater
- University of Bristol
- Genre
- Magical realism , picaresque
- Spouse
- Paul Carter ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1972 ) Mark Pearce, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Angela
- Family name
- Carter
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Eastbourne
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- poet
- Employer
- University of East Anglia
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Nights at the Circus
- Field of work
- translation
- Official website
- www.angelacarter.co.uk
- Image
- Angela Carter 1940-1992 Writer lived here from 1976.jpg
Show 12 more facts
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- date of birth
- 1940-05-07
- date of death
- 1992-02-16
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
- archives at
- British Library
- place of burial
- Putney Vale Cemetery
- pseudonym
- Angela Olive Carter
- name in native language
- Angela Carter
- Commons category
- Angela Carter
- end of work period
- 1992-00-00
- P12674
- Aspach
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
~12 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Angela Olive Pearce (formerly Carter, née Stalker; 7 May 1940 – 16 February 1992), 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.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Angela Carter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.