Freaks:Myths and Images of the Secret Self by Leslie Fiedler

Freaks:Myths and Images of the Secret Self

Leslie Fiedler

367 pages first pub 1978 (editions)

nonfiction history sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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From two-headed men and dwarfs to Siamese twins, the phenomenon of the freak has fascinated people for centuries. In this classic study of the very nature of that fascination, the renowned literary and cultural critic Fiedler offers an in-depth ex...

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