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.
'Beautifully evoked' The Times
'Original and compelling' TLS
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| ISBN: | 9780241201916 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2015 |
| Author: | Elif Shafak |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 269 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Interior life Narrative theme: Social issues Historical Fiction |
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.'Beautifully evoked' The Times'Original and compelling' TLS*** PRE-ORDER ELIF SHAFAK'S NEW NOVEL IN ONE BRIEF MOMENT ALL ETERNITY NOW ***
The Gaze features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Social issues, Historical Fiction
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The Gaze was written by Elif Shafak and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Gaze has 269 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.