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Biography
Angela Olive Pearce, 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". In 2012, Nights at the Circus was selected as the best ever winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
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Awards & recognition
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize · 1984
- Somerset Maugham Award · 1969
- John Llewellyn Rhys Prize · 1968
- World Fantasy Award — Best Collection · 1986 · nominated
- Locus Award — Best Fantasy Novel · 1985 · nominated
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- BSFA Award — Best Novel · 1984 · nominated
- BSFA Award — Best Short Fiction · 1982 · nominated
