The Passion of New Eve
First UK edition | |
| Author | Angela Carter |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Magic realism, post-feminism |
| Publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 191 pp |
| ISBN | 0-575-02247-7 |
| OCLC | 3084789 |
| 823/.9/14 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.C3232 Pas 1977b PR6053.A73 |
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. Carter described the book as feminist black comedy.