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037			_cPurchased _nMathrubhumi Books, Kaloor
041			_aEnglish
082			_aF _bSHA/GA
100			_aElif Shafak
245			_aGAZE
250			_a1
260			_aUK _bPenguin Books _c2015
300			_g263
500			_aAn 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 while 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. Intertwined with the story of a bizarre freak-show organized in Istanbul in the 1880s, The Gaze is a humorous and carnivalesque exploration of what it means to look and be looked at...
650			_aNovel
650			_aFiction
942			_cLEN
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999			_c196728 _d196728