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THE GAZE

Name: THE GAZE
Brand: Vanguard Books
SKU: 9780241201916
Price: 1345.0 PKR
Availability: InStock

By ELIF SHAFAK

Rs.1,345

~~Rs.1,495~~

Availability: In Stock

Description

I didn't say anything. I didn't return his smiles. I looked at him in the wide mirror in front of where I was sitting. I grew uncomfortable and avoided my eyes. I hate those who think fat people are stupid. ' 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 mustache 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 considers the damage which can be inflicted by our simple desire to look at others.

About the Author

Elif Shafak Is An Award-Winning Novelist And The Most Widely Read Female Writer In Turkey. She Is Also A Women's Rights Activist And An Inspirational Public Intellectual And Speaker. She Writes In Both Turkish And English, And Has Published 16 Books, 10 Of Which Are Novels, Including The Bestselling The Bastard Of Istanbul, The Forty Rules Of Love And Her Most Recent, Three Daughters Of Eve. Her Books Have Been Published In 48 Languages. She Is Published By Penguin In The UK And Represented By Curtis Brown Globally. Shafak Is A TED Global Speaker, A Member Of Weforum Global Agenda Council On Creative Economy In Davos And A Founding Member Of ECFR (European Council On Foreign Relations). She Has Been Awarded The Title Of Chevalier Des Arts Et Des Lettres In 2010 By The French Government.