Kissing the Witch
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Kissing the Witch is a feminist collection of interlinked, revisionist fairy-tale short stories by Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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fairy tale retelling ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Emma Donoghue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Irish-Canadian ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional European fairy tales ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
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Ireland ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
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fairy tale ⓘ fantasy ⓘ feminist literature ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| hasEdition | Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later queer fairy-tale retellings ⓘ |
| hasReception |
critically acclaimed
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praised for feminist reinterpretation of fairy tales ⓘ praised for queer representation ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
female agency
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gender roles ⓘ identity ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ queer relationships ⓘ sexuality ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| includedIn |
LGBT young adult literature canon
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feminist fairy-tale retellings canon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | revisionist fairy tales ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | interlinked stories ⓘ |
| notableStory |
The Tale of the Apple
NERFINISHED
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The Tale of the Bird NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Brother NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Cottage NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Hair NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Handkerchief NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Kiss NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Needle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Shoe NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Skin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Spinster NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tale of the Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 13 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| subtitle | Old Tales in New Skins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult
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young adult ⓘ |
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