{"product_id":"nights-at-the-circus-angela-carter-paperback","title":"Nights at the Circus -- Angela Carter, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the master of the literary supernatural and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bloody Chamber\u003c\/i\u003e, her acclaimed novel about the exploits of a circus performer who is part-woman, part-swan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sophi Fevvers--the toast of Europe's capitals, courted by the Prince of Wales, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec--is an \u003ci\u003eaerialiste extraordinaire\u003c\/i\u003e, star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover Fevvers's true identity: Is she part swan or all fake? Dazzled by his love for Fevvers, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser joins the circus on its tour. The journey takes him--and the reader--on an intoxicating trip through turn-of-the-century London, St. Petersburg, and Siberia--a tour so magical that only Angela Carter could have created it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Angela Carter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140077032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/b\u003e 18-UP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngela Carter \u003c\/b\u003e(1940-1992) wrote nine novels and numerous short stories, as well as nonfiction, radio plays, and the screenplay for Neil Jordan's 1984 movie \u003ci\u003eThe Company of Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e, based on her story of the same name. She won numerous literary awards, traveled and taught widely in the United States, and lived in London.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Angela Carter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45627805925604,"sku":"9780140077032","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780140077032.jpg?v=1778206087","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/nights-at-the-circus-angela-carter-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}