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The Gaze

Paperback • 2015 • 1. edition

The Gaze

By Elif Shafak

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

From award-winning writer Elif Shafak, the Orange Prize long-listed author of The Forty Rules of Love and The Architect's Apprentice, The Gaze is a humorous and carnivalesque exploration of what it means to look and be looked at... An obese woman and her lover, a dwarf, are sick of being stared at wherever they go and so decide to reverse roles. The man goes out wearing make-up and the woman draws a moustache on her face.This elegant, unforgettable novel explores our desire to look at others.'Be...Show more

Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
Narrative theme: Social issues
Thriller: serial killers

Book details

ISBN

9780241201916

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

2015

Language

Edition

1

Original title

The Gaze

Format

Paperback

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1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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