{"product_id":"nights-at-the-circus-angela-carter-9780099388616","title":"Nights at the Circus (Angela Carter)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs Sophie Fevvers, toast of Europe's capitals, part swan...or all fake?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCourted by the Prince of Wales and painted by Toulouse-Lautrec, she is an \u003ci\u003eaerialiste extraordinaire\u003c\/i\u003e and star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover the truth behind her identity. Dazzled by his love for her, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser has no choice but to join the circus on its magical tour through turn-of-the-nineteenth-century London, St Petersburg and Siberia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SARAH WATERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A spellbinding achievement' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Raunchy, raucous...a rich, turn of the 19th century world, which reeks of human and animal variety' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAngela Carter \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1940. She lived in Japan, the United States and Australia. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eShadow Dance\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1965. Her next book, \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Toyshop\u003c\/i\u003e, won the John Llewllyn Rhys Prize and the next, \u003ci\u003eSeveral Perceptions\u003c\/i\u003e, the Somerset Maugham Award. She died in February 1992.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-Format, Englisch, 368 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65922482602333,"sku":"K011926068","price":11.3,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1192606800001A.jpg?v=1789413625","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/nights-at-the-circus-angela-carter-9780099388616","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}