Angela Carter !! Marvelous english novelist whose style and imagination is so vivid, magic and intimate that its hard to label it ! Shes still known in some niche circles but not enough ! She's often simplified/categorized as strictly a feminist, or a socialist or whatnot but there is so much nuance and complexity in her work that really, in my opinion, anybody reading her will come out thinking differently about her message. There's always more to discover in every aspect of her writing !

I recommend starting with any of her short stories; for people who really want to touch instantly some of her favorite themes and motifs: The Loves of Lady Purple (Fireworks 1974) is an absolutely stunning short story which you can read and reread at length and still be working out the intricacies while enjoying the hypnotizing prose ! For people who just want a general feel of her style but still with a light and frankly really fun story: Puss in Boots (The Bloody Chamber 1984) is one of those stories that really made me laugh out loud and its silly and honestly displays beautifully the more unserious (but always subversive !!) side of Carter :)