{"product_id":"the-gaze-paperback","title":"The Gaze - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElif Shafak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'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.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Gaze \u003c\/i\u003econsiders the damage which can be inflicted by our simple desire to look at others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElif Shafak \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning novelist and the most widely read female writer in Turkey. Critics have acclaimed her as one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary literature in both Turkish and English. Her novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Architect's Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Forty Rules of Love \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Bastard of Istanbul \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction. Her books have been translated into more than 30 languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726131335231,"sku":"9780241201916","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/698f6a012ad77c893b5072ead90c2224.webp?v=1765109376","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-gaze-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}