Angela Carter

Angela Carter
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
Spouse	Paul Carter ​ ​ (m. 1960; div. 1972)​ Mark Pearce ​ ​ (m. 1977)​
Children	1
Website
www.angelacarter.co.uk

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 realism, 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".^[1] In 2012, Nights at the Circus was selected as the best ever winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.^[2]