The Circus of Dr. Lao - Bison Frontiers of Imagination
2nd Edition
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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.
Book information
ISBN: | 9780803234949 |
Publisher: | Bison Books |
Imprint: | Bison Books |
Pub date: | 01 Jun 2011 |
Edition: | 2nd Edition |
DEWEY: | 813.52 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 154 |
Weight: | 212g |
Height: | 202mm |
Width: | 136mm |
Spine width: | 12mm |