num_pages: 234
description: A richly comic tale of the tangled fortunes of two theatrical families, the Hazards and the Chances, Angela Carter's witty and bawdy novel is populated with as many sets of twins, and mistaken identities as any Shakespeare comedy, and celebrates the magic of over a century of show business.
language: English
title: Wise Children
titlecomplete: Wise Children
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, British Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Fiction, 20th Century
ratings_count: 8723
publisher: London: Vintage