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Cover of Nights at the Circus

Contemporary ยท Fiction

Nights at the Circus

by Angela Carter. A major work by Angela Carter exploring gender, myth, transformation; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

Date
1984
Origin
England
Era
Contemporary
Genre
Fiction
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A major work by Angela Carter exploring gender, myth, transformation; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.