The Gaze by Elif Shafak #joyce context and experience

context and experience

At the heart of the book are the shifting figures of Lapwing and Peet

including salt and vinegar potato salad and asparagus and cashew thoran

Penguin ISBN: 9780241993255Extent: 272 pages

With Monica as your guide

The Gaze by Elif Shafak #joyce context and experienceFrom award winning writer Elif Shafak, the Orange Prize long listed author of The Forty Rules of Love and The Architect's Apprentice, The Gaze is a humorous and carnivalesque exploration of what it means to look and be looked at 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. This elegant, unforgettable