The Passion of New Eve

By Angela Carter

Subjects: Fiction, English fiction--20th century, Women authors, Pr6053.a73 p37 1982, English fiction, Fiction in English, British fiction, Fiction, general

Description: 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.