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An Indian-Canadian doctor returns to Bombay to seek a cure for a disease which afflicts circus dwarfs and is caught up in a serial killing of prostitutes. The action is interspersed with commentary on the lot of social misfits: prostitutes, dwarfs, himself--the doctor regarding himself a foreigner in both India and Canada.
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A Son of the Circus, John Irving
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- Released
- 1994
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- Title
- A Son of the Circus
- Language
- English
- Authors
- John Irving
- Publisher
- Random House
- Released
- 1994
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 633
- ISBN10
- 0679434968
- ISBN13
- 9780679434962
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, Religious Topics, Contemporary Fiction, Classics, Friendship, LGBTQ+, American Literature, Adapted for Film, India, Canada, Satire, Vienna, Homosexuality, Bestsellers, Twins, Army, Students, Circus, Vietnam War (1959-1975), Film Industry, Prophets
- First published
- 1989
- Original title
- A Prayer for Owen Meany
- Rating
- 4.25 out of 5
- Description
- An Indian-Canadian doctor returns to Bombay to seek a cure for a disease which afflicts circus dwarfs and is caught up in a serial killing of prostitutes. The action is interspersed with commentary on the lot of social misfits: prostitutes, dwarfs, himself--the doctor regarding himself a foreigner in both India and Canada.