The Gaze

by Elif Shafak

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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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  • ISBN10 0241201918
  • ISBN13 9780241201916
  • Publish Date 30 April 2015 (first published 17 May 2006)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Penguin Books Ltd