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Gladys Swan

Auteur van Carnival for the gods : a novel

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Werken van Gladys Swan

Carnival for the gods : a novel (1986) 24 exemplaren
A Garden Amid Fires (2007) 4 exemplaren
News from the Volcano (2000) 2 exemplaren
Of memory and desire : stories (1989) 2 exemplaren
A Visit to Strangers (1996) 1 exemplaar
The World of Carnival (2010) 1 exemplaar
A Dark Gamble (2015) 1 exemplaar

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Algemene kennis

Geboortedatum
1934
Geslacht
female

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Another novel that was fast and fun to read, but it never quite got above the level of interesting character studies. The story was quick to get the broken-down carnival in possession of its newest attraction (a young woman bought off of a gross man in some desert city) and taking said attraction on a tour of a semi-mythical seven cities in search of fame and fortune, but did it really go anywhere? Really?

No...but that was OK, this was a book to hook me in while I was stuck at the laundry mat and built enough steam to keep me reading it later that evening. Literary entertainment, like a two-parter on PBS or the BBC, it didn't need to really accomplish anything, it passed the time and used some cool words and phrases.… (meer)
 
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ManWithAnAgenda | Feb 18, 2019 |

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Werken
11
Ook door
4
Leden
49
Populariteit
#320,875
Waardering
½ 3.6
Besprekingen
1
ISBNs
20