Carnival by Rawi Hage
A well-read, night-shift taxi driver raised in a traveling circus cruises a ravaged, carnival-obsessed city, ferrying revelers and outcasts while reflecting on freedom, power, and the masks people wear. Between fares he retreats into the books stacked in his cab, debates politics with a radical friend, and navigates encounters with immigrants, sex workers, and petty authorities. As spectacle bleeds into everyday life, he’s pulled deeper into the city’s underbelly, confronting desire, violence, and the precarious lives of those on the margins.
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- Published
- 2012
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Length
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- Pages
- 300-320
- Original Language
- English
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