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
The Gaze is available in Paperback
The Gaze was written by Elif Shafak and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Gaze has 269 pages
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