Circuses are about entertainment and juggling and animals and all that shit. Sideshows are about freaks, about people and the limits of acceptability… - Chris Abani

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Circuses are about entertainment and juggling and animals and all that shit. Sideshows are about freaks, about people and the limits of acceptability. We push those limits. If a circus is an escape, Fire said, a sideshow is a confrontation.

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About Chris Abani

Chris Abani (born 27 December 1966) is a Nigerian author.

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Birth Name: Christopher Uchechukwu Andrew Abani
Alternative Names: Christopher Abani
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