Home The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles Grandison Finney; Boris Artzybasheff (Illustrator); Introduction by John Marco (ISBN: 9780803269071)

Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

The Circus of Dr. Lao Paperback - 2002

Name: The Circus of Dr. Lao (Bison Frontiers of Imagination)
Price: 12.84 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Charles G. Finney; Introduction-John Marco
ISBN: 9780803269071

by Charles Grandison Finney; Boris Artzybasheff (Illustrator); Introduction by John Marco

Browse more copies for sale ↓

From the publisher

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 immenselyand 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. 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. This Bison Frontiers of Imagination edition features a new introduction by noted fantasy writer John Marco and striking illustrations by Boris Artzybasheff from the first edition."

Details

Title The Circus of Dr. Lao
Author Charles Grandison Finney; Boris Artzybasheff (Illustrator); Introduction by John Marco
Binding Paperback
Edition First Pb Ptg.
Pages 169
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Bison Books, Lincoln
Date 2002-04
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9780803269071 / 0803269072
Weight 0.45 lbs (0.20 kg)
Dimensions 8.02 x 5.31 x 0.41 in (20.37 x 13.49 x 1.04 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Fantasy fiction, Circus
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001057394
Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Charles G. Finney (1905 84) was a newspaperman and a writer based in Arizona. John Marcois the author of the Tyrants and Kings series, whose books include "The Jackal of Nar," "The Grand Design," and "The Saints of the Sword.""