Winner of the Union of Turkish Writers Best Novel Prize Elif Shafak explores what it is to look & be looked at in the humorous & carnivalesque novel The Gaze". An obese woman & her lover a dwarf are sick of being stared at wherever they go & so decide to reverse roles. The man goes out wearing make-up & the woman draws a moustache on her face. This elegant unforgettable novel explores our desire to look at others. " Beautifully evoked". (" The Times"). " Original & compelling". (TLS). Elif Shafak has emerged as one of the most distinctive voices in both English & Turkish contemporary literature; her novels " The Bastard of Istanbul" " The Flea Palace" " The Forty Rules of Love" & " Honour" are consistently at the top of bestseller lists across the globe. Elif Shafaks examination of national identity " The Happiness of Blond People" is available as part of the " Penguin Specials" series
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