The Passion of New Eve

Angela Carter First published 1977

About this book

The Passion of New Eve is a novel by Angela Carter, first published in 1977. The book is set in a dystopian United States where civil war has broken out between different political, racial and gendered groups. A dark satire, the book parodies primitive notions of gender, sexual difference and identity from a post-feminist perspective. Other major themes include sadomasochism and the politics of power.

Subjects

  • british fiction
  • english fiction
  • english fiction--20th century
  • fiction
  • fiction, general
  • fiction in english
  • pr6053.a73 p37 1982
  • women authors