Wise Children

In their heyday on the vaudeville stages of the early twentieth century, Dora Chance and her twin sister, Nora--unacknowledged daughters of Sir Melchior Hazard, the greatest Shakespearean actor of his day--were known as the Lucky Chances, with private lives as colorful and erratic as their careers. But now, at age 75, Dora is typing up their life story, and it is a tale indeed ...

In their heyday on the vaudeville stages of the early twentieth century, Dora Chance and her twin sister, Nora--unacknowledged daughters of Sir Melchior Hazard, the greatest Shakespearean actor of his day--were known as the Lucky Chances, with private lives as colorful and erratic as their careers. But now, at age 75, Dora is typing up their life story, and it is a tale indeed that Angela Carter tells. A writer known for the richness of her imagination and wit as well as her feminist insights into matters large and small, she created in "Wise Children "an effervescent family saga that manages to celebrate the lore and magic of show business while also exploring the connections between parent and child, the transitory and the immortal, authenticity and falsehood.

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安吉拉·卡特（1940—1992）

生于英国伊斯特本，英国深具独创性的作家之一。写作风格糅合魔幻现实主义、女性主义、哥特风格和寓言色彩于一体。

卡特著有长篇小说《影舞》《魔 幻玩具铺》（获约翰·卢埃林·莱斯文学奖）、《数种知觉》（获毛姆奖）、《英雄与恶徒》《爱》《霍夫曼博士的魔鬼欲望机器》《新夏娃的激情》《马戏团之夜》《明智的孩子》，四部短篇小说集《烟火》《染血之室》《黑色维纳斯》《美国鬼魂与旧世界奇观》，卡特亦翻译、编辑童话和民间传说选集，出版有《安吉拉·卡特的精怪故事集》，另有新闻性作品和电影剧本。

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严韵，伦敦大学戏剧研究硕士，专职翻译，并事写作。出版诗集《日光夜景》。