Elephant Man
John Merrick had lived for more than twenty years imprisoned in a body that condemned him to a miserable life in the workhouse and to humiliation as a circus sideshow freak. But beneath that tragic exterior, within that enormous and deformed head, thrived the soul of a poet, the heart of a...
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John Merrick had lived for more than twenty years imprisoned in a body that condemned him to a miserable life in the workhouse and to humiliation as a circus sideshow freak. But beneath that tragic exterior, within that enormous and deformed head, thrived the soul of a poet, the heart of a dreamer, the longings of a man. Based on the extraordinary motion picture that captured the heart of America.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780345345134 (0345345134)
Publish date: November 12th 1986
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Media Tie In,
Movies,
Drama,
Horror
I can't explain why I love this novel, It's so heartbreaking and depressing. but it will always be one of my most favorite books!