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

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Example Question #11 : Identification Of British Prose After 1925

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:

Angela Carter

Pat Barker

Djuna Barnes

Zadie Smith

A. S. Byatt

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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