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The Passion of New Eve

Angela Carter (1977)

SubgenreMagical Realism
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.67
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Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

Sexual AssaultViolenceGender DysphoriaSadomasochismBody HorrorDubious ConsentPower ImbalanceWarForced Transformation

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Protagonist archetypes

Gender-Transformed ProtagonistFish out of Water

Tropes

Dystopian SettingDark SatireGender TransformationCivil War

Themes

Gender IdentityPower and SexualityBody AutonomyDystopiaFeminism and Post-FeminismViolence and PowerIdentity Reconstruction

Synopsis

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.

Tags

Literary FictionDystopianSatireExperimental