GRE Subject Test: Literature in English : Identification of British Prose After 1925

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Example Question #11 : Identification Of Prose

Which female British writer wrote mainly during the 1960s through 1980s and produced work that was characterized by its magical realism and feminism?

Possible Answers:

Djuna Barnes

A. S. Byatt

Angela Carter

Pat Barker

Zadie Smith

Correct answer:

Angela Carter

Explanation:

Angela Carter (1940-1992) was a prolific author, writing short stories, novels, nonfiction, poetry, plays, and children’s books. She is best known for Nights at the Circus, a picaresque novel that features the magical adventures of the winged Sophie Fevvers and the journalist Jack Walser, and The Bloody Chamber, a short story collection that re-envisions classic fairy tales and folktales through a feminist lens.

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