The Gaze - Softcover

Elif Shafak

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0714531219 ISBN 13: 9780714531212

Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

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. But whilst the woman wants to hide away from the world, the man meets the stares from passers-by head on, compiling his 'Dictionary of Gazes' to explore the boundaries between appearance and reality.
The narrative of The Gaze is intertwined with the dwarf's dictionary entries and the story of a bizarre freak-show organized in Istanbul in the 1880s as the author considers the damage which can be inflicted by our simple desire to look at other people.

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About the Authors

Elif Shafak is Assistant Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona.

Elif Shafak, born 1971 in Strasbourg, spent her teenage years in Spain before returning to Turkey. She is an outstanding name amongst young Turkish authors, and has written four novels and won the Mevlana Prize for the best work in mystical and transcendental literature. She holds a masters degree in Women's Studies and is currently an Assistant professor at Tuscan University, Arizona.

Edition details

• Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714531219
• ISBN 13: 9780714531212
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264