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A son of the circus

Irving, John 1942- (Author).

Summary: Born a Parsi in Bombay, sent to university and medical school in Vienna, Dr. Farrokh Daruwalla is a 59-year-old orthopedic surgeon and Canadian citizen who lives in Toronto. Periodically, the doctor returns to Bombay where most of his patients are crippled childre. Once, 20 years ago, Dr. Daruwalla was the examining physician of two murder victims in Goa. Now, 20 years later, he will be reaquainted with the murderer.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0394280571
  • ISBN: 0345398203 (Ballantine pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0679434968 (Random House ed.)
  • ISBN: 9780394280578 :
  • ISBN: 9780679434962
  • ISBN: 9780679434962 (Random House ed.)
  • ISBN: 0679434968
  • ISBN: 0394280571 :
  • ISBN: 9780394280578
  • Physical Description: 633 p. ; 24 cm. : ill.
    print
  • Publisher: Toronto : Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 1994.
Subject: Cold Case -- Fiction
Murder -- Fiction
Circus -- Fiction
Dwarfs -- Fiction
Bombay (India) -- Fiction
Genre: Medical thrillers.
Canadian fiction.
Humorous fiction.

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Prince Rupert Library IRVI (Text) 33294001057454 Adult Fiction - Second Floor Volume hold Available -

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