Nights at the circus
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Sophi Fevversthe toast of Europe's capitals, courted by the Prince of Wales, painted by Toulouse-Lautrecis anaerialiste 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 circus on its tour. The journey takes himand the readeron an intoxicating trip through turn-of-the-century London, St. Petersburg, and Siberiaa tour so magical that only Angela Carter could have created it.
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9780140077032
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| Grouping Title | nights at the circus |
| Grouping Author | carter angela |
| Grouping Category | book |
| Last Grouping Update | 2019-06-06 04:48:54AM |
| Last Indexed | 2019-06-24 04:52:20AM |
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| author | Carter, Angela, 1940-1992. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| display_description | American journalist Jack Walser travels with an enchanted circus that features literate chimpanzees, tragic clowns, idealist brigands, a structuralist Siberian shaman, and a six-foot, two-inch blond aerialist who is part swan and part woman. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| primary_isbn | 9780140077032 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| publishDate | 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| record_details | ils:.b1909114x|Book|Books||English|Penguin Books,|1986, ©1984.|294 pages ; 20. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| subject_facet | Circus -- Fiction, Circus performers -- Fiction | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title_display | Nights at the circus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| title_full | Nights at the circus / Angela Carter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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