A modern fable, a post-apocalyptic romance, a gothic horror story; Angela Carter
's genre-defying fantasia "Heroes and Villains" includes an introduction by Robe
rt Coover in "Penguin Modern Classics". Sharp-eyed Marianne lives in a white tow
er made of steel and concrete with her father and the other Professors. Outside,
where the land is thickly wooded and wild beasts roam, live the Barbarians, who
raid and pillage in order to survive.
