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A short novel written in an experimental blend of play and novel. The story is a simple morality play set in a circus. When an ageing man’s young wife suspects that her husband is sterile she decides to seduce his young assistant solely to become pregnant, wanting to give her husband the child he craves. When the husband discovers the truth he must come to terms with his pride.
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Editions
15 editions · 2 languages- Audiobook · English · 2016Recorded Books, Inc. and Blackstone Publishing · 1 pages · 9781664617155
- Paperback · English · 1970Pan Books · 96 pages · 9780330026031
- Hardcover · English · 1950Viking Adult · 9780670196166
- Other · English · 2006Penguin Classics · 128 pages · 9780143039440
- Other · English · 2003Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media · 9780606286381
- Other · English · 2002Dramatists Play Service, Incorporated · 9780822215981
ChildlessnessFictionExperimental FictionFiction, generalMan-woman relationshipsAmerican fiction
