Nights at the Circus
Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction From the master of the literary supernatural and author of The Bloody Chamber, her acclaimed novel about the exploits of a circus performer who is part-woman, part-swan Sophi Fevvers-the toast of Europe's capitals, courted by the Prince of Wales, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec-is an aerialiste extraordinaire, star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover Fevvers's true identity: Is she part swan or all fake? Dazzled by his love for Fevvers, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser joins the circ…
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- ISBN: 978-0-14-007703-2
- EAN: 9780140077032
- Produktnummer: 19344434
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1986
- Seitenangabe: 304 S.
- Masse: H19.7 cm x B13.1 cm x D2.2 cm 262 g
- Gewicht: 262
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Angela Carter (1940-1992) wrote nine novels and numerous short stories, as well as nonfiction, radio plays, and the screenplay for Neil Jordan's 1984 movie The Company of Wolves, based on her story of the same name. She won numerous literary awards, traveled and taught widely in the United States, and lived in London.
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