Novelist
Angela Carter
Rewrote fairy tales as something considerably more dangerous in The Bloody Chamber. She died at fifty-one and her reputation has grown steadily since.
Angela Olive Pearce, who published under the name Angela Carter, was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist, known for her feminist, magical realist, and picaresque works. In 1984, her short story "The Company of Wolves" was adapted into a film of the same name. In 2008, The Times ranked Carter tenth in their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945". In 2012, Nights at the Circus was selected as the best ever winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
- Born
- 1940-05-07, Eastbourne, Sussex, EnglandA Tuesday
- Died
- 1992-02-16, London, EnglandA Sunday, aged 51
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Taurus
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1940-05-07, Eastbourne, Sussex, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 16°43′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 16°11′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 1°03′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 0°31′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 23°24′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 27°56′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Taurus | 5°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 21°40′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Virgo | 22°55′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 0°44′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1992-02-16, London, England · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 27°04′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 1°05′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 0°22′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 27°17′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 28°42′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 11°17′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 11°19′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 16°17′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 17°53′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 22°56′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Angela Carter was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
