Cirque du Freak

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Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare
First edition
AuthorDarren Shan
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Saga of Darren Shan
GenreVampire Fiction
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
January 2000
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.[1]

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.[2]

References[edit]

  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.