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Circus & CarnivalMagicians & Illusionists

World of Wonders

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  • 1975 first published
  • 358 pages
  • 36 editions
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World of Wonders is a 1975 circus fiction and stage-magic fiction novel by Robertson Davies. Key subjects include magicians, kidnapping victims, sexually abused children and circus performers.

6 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 36 editions across 7 languages.

It runs to roughly 358 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Magicians
  • Kidnapping victims
  • Sexually abused children
  • Motion picture producers and directors
  • Circus performers
  • Canada
  • Canadians
  • Fiction, Fictional works by one author

Quick answers

Who wrote World of Wonders?

World of Wonders was written by Robertson Davies and first published in 1975.

What genre is World of Wonders?

It is usually shelved as Circus & Carnival and Magicians & Illusionists.

How long is World of Wonders?

The median edition has 358 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to World of Wonders?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Night Circus, Magician and The House with a Clock in Its Walls.

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