Orphans of the Carnival
(Sprache: Englisch)
The dazzling new novel, evoking the strange and thrilling world of the Victorian carnival, from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Jamrach's Menagerie
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The dazzling new novel, evoking the strange and thrilling world of the Victorian carnival, from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Jamrach's Menagerie
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A life in the spotlight will keep anyone hiddenJulia Pastrana is the singing and dancing marvel from Mexico, heralded on tours across nineteenth-century Europe as much for her talent as for her rather unusual appearance. Yet few can see past the thick hair that covers her: she is both the fascinating toast of a Governor's ball and the shunned, revolting, unnatural beast, to be hidden from children and pregnant women.
But what is her wonderful and terrible link to Rose, collector of lost treasures in an attic room in modern-day south London? In this haunting tale of identity, love and independence, these two lives will connect in unforgettable ways.
Autoren-Porträt von Carol Birch
Carol Birch is the author of ten previous novels, including Scapegallows (2008) and Turn Again Home (2003) which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. She has also won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and the David Higham Award for Best First Novel. Jamrach's Menagerie was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction and the London Book Award.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Carol Birch
- 2016, 384 Seiten, Maße: 21,4 x 13,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Canongate Books
- ISBN-10: 1782119299
- ISBN-13: 9781782119296
- Erscheinungsdatum: 16.08.2016
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Strange and beautiful . . . Captures the lost world of carnivals and smoky backstreet theatres with hallucinatory vividness The Times
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