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.

齣生於英國伊斯特本（Eastbourne），是英國最具獨創性的作傢之一，書寫風格混閤魔幻寫實、歌德式以及女性主義。卡特著有八部小說：《魔幻玩具鋪》（獲約翰·勒維林·裏斯奬）、《數種知覺》（獲毛姆奬）、《英雄與惡徒》、《愛》、《霍夫曼博士的地獄欲望機器》、《新夏娃的激情》、《馬戲團之夜》以及《明智的孩子》。三本短篇小說集：《染血之室》、《煙火：個個世俗故事》，以及《聖人與陌生人》等等。卡特的作品也深受媒體喜愛：短篇小說《與狼為伴》和《魔幻玩具鋪》曾拍成電影，《馬戲團之夜》和《明智的孩子》改編成舞颱劇於倫敦上演，2006年更為喻為是安吉拉·卡特之年，在英份掀起一陣卡特熱潮。

譯者簡介：

嚴韻，倫敦大學戲劇研究碩士，專職翻譯，並事寫作。

http://blog.yam.com/greenfire