{"product_id":"shaking-a-leg-collected-journalism-and-writings-9780140276954","title":"Shaking a Leg: Collected Journalism and Writings","description":"\"An electrifying intellectual autobiography, with all the narrative expanse, drama, outrage, and high comedy of the author's fiction. Angela Carter is revealed here, anew, as one of the most important thinkers of twentieth-century world literature--and one of its most pungent voices.\"--Rick Moody \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of contemporary literature's most original and affecting fiction writers, Angela Carter also wrote brilliant nonfiction. \u003ci\u003eShaking a Leg\u003c\/i\u003e comprises the best of her essays and criticism, much of it collected for the first time. Carter's acute observations are spiked with her piercing matter-of-factness, her devastating wit, her penchant for mockery, and her passion for the absurd. Whether discussing films or food, feminism or fantasy, science fiction or sex, Carter consistently explores new territories and overturns old ideas. No cultural icon escapes her scrutiny; as in her fiction, Carter offers glorious evidence of the transforming power of the imagination. From delightfully wicked commentaries on \u003ci\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, a Japanese fertility festival, and fellow writers, including Lawrence, Lovecraft, Borges, and Burroughs, to enchanting personal essays, Carter shares her thoughts and herself with glee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"What a wonderful collection--sharp, funny, too decent for sarcasm but great wit \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e humanity, an unusual combination. But it makes us miss her, miss laughing \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e her, that real, intelligent, tough writing woman.\"--Grace Paley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (1940 -1992) wrote nine novels and numerous short stories, as well as nonfiction, radio plays, and the screenplay for \u003cb\u003eNeil Jordan's\u003c\/b\u003e 1984 movie \u003cb\u003eThe Company of Wolves\u003c\/b\u003e, based on her story. She won numerous literary awards, traveled and taught widely in the United States, and lived in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318117503250,"sku":"9780140276954","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5044a1b6-3d08-4bb2-b1a9-a90b53ef66d1.jpg?v=1727548434","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shaking-a-leg-collected-journalism-and-writings-9780140276954","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}