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This article refers to the novel by Angela Carter. For the album by Tom Harrell see Wise Children (album)Wise Children (1991) was the last novel written by Angela Carter. Angela Carter, 1940–92: A Very Good Wizard, a Very Dear Friend by Salman Read More..

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Description	This article refers to the novel by Angela Carter. For the album by Tom Harrell see Wise Children (album)Wise Children (1991) was the last novel written by Angela Carter. Angela Carter, 1940–92: A Very Good Wizard, a Very Dear Friend by Salman Rushdie The novel follows the fortunes of twin chorus girls, Dora and Nora Chance, 'Comedy Is Tragedy That Happens to Other People' and their bizarre theatrical family. It explores the subversive nature of fatherhood, the denying of which leads Nora and Dora to frivolous "illegitimate" lechery. The novel plays on Carter's admiration of Shakespeare and her love of fairy tales and the surreal, incorporating a large amount of magical realism and elements of the carnivalesque that probes and twists our expectations of reality and society.
Description	This article refers to the novel by Angela Carter. For the album by Tom Harrell see Wise Children (album)Wise Children (1991) was the last novel written by Angela Carter. Angela Carter, 1940–92: A Very Good Wizard, a Very Dear Friend by Salman Rushdie The novel follows the fortunes of twin chorus girls, Dora and Nora Chance, 'Comedy Is Tragedy That Happens to Other People' and their bizarre theatrical family. It explores the subversive nature of fatherhood, the denying of which leads Nora and Dora to frivolous "illegitimate" lechery. The novel plays on Carter's admiration of Shakespeare and her love of fairy tales and the surreal, incorporating a large amount of magical realism and elements of the carnivalesque that probes and twists our expectations of reality and society.

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Name	Wise Children
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Authors	Angela Carter
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Genre	Magical realism
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Language	English
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Country	United Kingdom
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Pages	232 pp
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Media_type	Print (hardback & paperback)
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Isbn	0-09-998110-6
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Oclc	26311519
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Publisher	Chatto & Windus
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