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The Sadeian woman

Angela Carter

  • 154 pages · about 3 hours
  • First published 1978
  • 15 editions
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1 About this book

The Sadeian Woman and the Ideology of Pornography is the American title of a 1978 non-fiction book by Angela Carter, an English writer who primarily wrote fiction. British publication was delayed until 1979, when the book appeared as The Sadeian Woman: An Exercise in Cultural History.

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Good for readers who want: psychology, history, and a short read.

  • Sex
  • Psychology
  • History
  • Women, psychology
  • Women and literature
  • Women

2 About Angela Carter

1940–1992

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 realist, and picaresque works. 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".

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