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Shaking a Leg
A work of Non-fiction by Angela Carter
Subgenres:
- Essay Collection,
- Literary Criticism,
- Feminism
This book is for you if you're into...
- Essays that gleefully skewer cultural icons and conventions
- Sharp wit and playful takes on feminism, fantasy, and food
- Literary criticism with a passion for the absurd
One of contemporary literature's most original and affecting fiction writers, Angela Carter also wrote brilliant nonfiction. Shaking a Leg 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 Gone with the Wind, 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.
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