Josser : Days and Nights in the Circus

Zusatztext JOSSER is a paean to the circus: an impassioned plea for understanding and tolerance of its performers! as well as an obsessive account of the daily hardships of life in the Big Top Informationen zum Autor Nell Stroud was born in Oxford in 1973. She studied English Literature at the university before leaving to join the circus. This is her first book. Klappentext The remarkable story of Oxford-educated young woman Nell Stroud, who sought to leave her old life behind and join the close-knit and rapidly dwindling world of the travelling circus. A lucid, lyrical piece of writing from a rising literary star. * A widely praised memoir about a young woman who dared to follow her dream Zusammenfassung * A widely praised memoir about a young woman who dared to follow her dream

Product details

• Authors: Nell Stroud, Stroud Nell
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.04.2000
• EAN: 9781860496950
• ISBN: 978-1-86049-695-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; Circus, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, PERFORMING ARTS / Circus, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Circus and circus skills