A son of the circus
1st trade ed.
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Word Count
158,250 words, Guess
Page Count
633 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1433172M
- ISBN-100679434968
- OCLC Control Number29566583
- OCLC Control Numbersonofcircusirvi00irvi
- Library of Congress Control Number93044750
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- Goodreads1399979
- LibraryThing2305
Classifications
- DDC813/.54
- LCCPS3559.R8 S64 1994
Description
A Hindi film star . . . an American missionary . . . twins separated at birth . . . a dwarf chauffeur . . . a serial killer . . . all are on a collision course. In the tradition of A Prayer for Owen Meany, Irving's characters transcend nationality. They are misfits--coming from everywhere, belonging nowhere. Set almost entirely in India, this is John Irving's most ambitious novel and a major publishing event.From the Hardcover edition.
Description
An Indian-Canadian doctor returns to Bombay to seek a cure for a disease which afflicts circus dwarfs and is caught up in a serial killing of prostitutes. The action is interspersed with commentary on the lot of social misfits: prostitutes, dwarfs, himself--the doctor regarding himself a foreigner in both India and Canada.
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