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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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The Gaze, Elif Shafak
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- Released
- 2015
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- Title
- The Gaze
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Elif Shafak
- Publisher
- Penguin UK
- Released
- 2015
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN10
- 0241201918
- ISBN13
- 9780241201916
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Social Critique, Turkey, Turkish Literature, Turkish, Women's Rights, Circus, Misogyny
- Rating
- 3.4 out of 5
- Description
- 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