Books like Burning Your Boats by Angela Carter
Burning Your Boats compiles Angela Carter’s most notable short‑story volumes: Fireworks, The Bloody Chamber, Black Venus, American Ghosts, and Old World Wonders, together with a selection of early pieces and previously uncollected tales. The anthology showcases Carter’s signature blend of surreal fantasy and sharp social commentary, spanning American and English settings and exploring diverse themes of manners, customs, and the margins of society. Readers are invited to experience the breadth of Carter’s narrative craft, from mythic re‑interpretations to piercing portraits of ordinary lives.
First publish date: 1995
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Angela Carter
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