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(Redirected from Cirque Du Freak) 2000 novel by Darren Shan

For the film, see Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant. For the Japanese manga series, see Cirque du Freak (manga).
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Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare
First edition
AuthorDarren Shan
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Saga of Darren Shan
GenreVampire Fiction
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication dateJanuary 2000
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages192
ISBN0-00-713900-4
OCLC42745230
Followed byThe Vampire's Assistant 
Websitehttps://darrenshan.com/

Cirque du Freak (also known as Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare) is the first of twelve novels in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan (real name Darren O'Shaugnessy), published in January 2000.

A feature film adaptation of the novel, directed by Paul Weitz and starring Chris Massoglia, John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Salma Hayek, Josh Hutcherson and Willem Dafoe was released on October 23, 2009.

References

  1. Rivett, Miriam (1 June 2002). "Cirque du Freak". Children's Literature in Education. 33 (2): 97–106. doi:10.1023/A:1015227716438. ISSN 1573-1693. S2CID 189840853.
  2. Sellers, John (8 October 2009). "Movie Alert: Cirque Du Freak". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
Works by Darren O'Shaughnessy
The Saga of Darren Shan
The Demonata
Other works


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