A son of the circus / John Irving.
The story follows Dr. Daruwalla, an orthopedic surgeon who lives in Toronto, back to India, where he was born. In Bombay, he tries to find a genetic marker for achondroplastic dwarfism--the condition that afflicts the circus dwarves he loves. Daruwalla is also a secret screenwriter for the Hindi cinema and has created the enormously popular and universally loathed Inspector Dahr--a character he invented for a man whom he had rescued as a child and who is like a son to him. And, in a typical Hindi film twist, the real Inspector Dahr has an identical twin who was separated at birth and has grown up in Canada. This twin also travels to Bombay, as a priest in training, unaware of his twin, the extreme hatred for his look-alike, or the fact that the current film seems to have inspired a series of murders and that he or his brother might be the next victim.
Record details
- ISBN: 0679434968
- ISBN: 9780679434962
- Physical Description: xviii, 633 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [1994]
- Copyright: ©1994
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- Subject:
- India > Fiction.
- Genre:
- Detective and mystery fiction.
Available copies
- 34 of 35 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 35 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC IRVING (Text) | 36015000311478 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
