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The Circus of Dr. Lao

The Circus of Dr. Lao

by Charles G. Finney
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/06/2011

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Abalone, Arizona, is a sleepy southwestern town whose chief concerns are boredom and surviving the Great Depression-that is, until the circus of Dr. Lao arrives and immensely and irrevocably changes the lives of everyone drawn to its tents.

Expecting a sideshow spectacle, the citizens of Abalone instead confront and learn profound lessons from the mythical made real-a chimera, a Medusa, a talking sphinx, a sea serpent, witches, the Hound of the Hedges, a werewolf, a mermaid, an ancient god, and the elusive, ever-changing Dr. Lao himself. The circus unfolds, spinning magical, dark strands that ensnare the town's populace: the sea serpent's tale shatters love's illusions; the fortune-teller's shocking pronouncements toll the tedium and secret dread of every person's life; sensual undercurrents pour forth for men and women alike; and the dead walk again. Dazzling and macabre, literary and philosophical, The Circus of Dr. Lao has been acclaimed as a masterpiece of speculative fiction and influenced such writers as Ray Bradbury.
ISBN:
9780803234949
9780803234949
Category:
Science fiction
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-06-2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
University of Nebraska Press
Country of origin:
United States
Edition:
2nd Edition
Pages:
176
Dimensions (mm):
203x135x13mm
Weight:
0.2kg

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