Shafak, Elif

The gaze eng - UK Penguin Books 2015 - 269

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. Also intertwines tales of a bizarre freak-show in Istanbul in the 1880s. Explores the concepts of ugliness and beauty and the psychological damage that can be done to those who are stared at

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