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Carter's heady first novel introduces one of her most enigmatic characters. Honeybuzzard spends his nights scavenging the contents of abandoned buildings and his days seducing and tormenting lovers, enemies, and friends. He and his best friend Morris scoour the backstreets of London, leaving behind a trail of detruction in the broken hearts and dashed hopes of those they love, manipulate, and ultimately discard.
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Angela Carter's writing is pyrothechnic - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night with her starry language. She brings the gift of wonder (OBSERVER)
The boldest of English writers (LORNA SAGE)
A great writer ... A real one-off (SALMAN RUSHDIE)
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The boldest of English writers (LORNA SAGE)
A great writer ... A real one-off (SALMAN RUSHDIE)
* In this, her first novel, Angela Carter tells a disturbing and delicious tale of shattered beauty and male camaraderie which shows one of the 20th century's greatest writers at the start of a dazzling career.
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- PublisherVirago
- Publication date1994
- ISBN 10 185382111X
- ISBN 13 9781853821110
- BindingPaperback
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