Genre: | Literature |
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Language : | English |
Published: | May 01, 2016 |
Edition: | 1st |
Paperback | |
ISBN13: | 9780241201916 |
ISBN10: | 0241201918 |
Pages: | 272 |
Dimensions: | 5.0 x 8.0 x 0.7 inches |
Weight: | 189.94 g |
'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. He 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 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 considers the damage which can be inflicted by our simple desire to look at others.