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Language is power, life and the instrument of culture, the instrument of domination and liberation.

Angela Carter

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Angela Carter
Age: 51 †
Born: 1940
Born: May 7
Died: 1992
Died: February 16
Author
Journalist
Linguist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Translator
Writer
Eastbourne
Sussex
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Angela Olive Stalker
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Domination
Liberation
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Language
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