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Geek love

by Katherine Dunn

The Binewski family operates a travelling circus featuring their own genetically altered offspring, bred to be human oddities. As they tour the United States, internal rivalries and public reactions challenge conventional notions of beauty, deformity, and normality.

Accession 14591 ISBN 9780375713347 Publisher Vintage Books
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