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A Boy's Own Story

A Boy's Own Story

A Novel

by Edmund White
Paperback
Publication Date: 24/02/2009
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This book features in our Queer Reading Guide.

Originally published in 1982 as the first of Edmund White's trilogy of autobiographical novels, "A Boy's Own Story" became an instant classic for its pioneering portrayal of homosexuality.

The book's unnamed narrator, growing up during the 1950s, is beset by aloof parents, a cruel sister, and relentless mocking from his peers, compelling him to seek out works of art and literature as solace-and to uncover new relationships in the struggle to embrace his own sexuality.

Lyrical and poignant, with powerful evocations of shame and yearning, this is an American literary treasure.

ISBN:
9780143114840
9780143114840
Category:
Contemporary fiction
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
24-02-2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
195.58x129.29x12.7mm
Weight:
0.16kg
Edmund White

Edmund White (b. Ohio, USA, 1940) is the author of many critically acclaimed books, the most recent being The Flaneur. He was made an officer in the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and won a literary prize from the Festival of Deauville. He now teaches at Princeton University. His acclaimed autobiography, My Lives, was published by Bloomsbury in 2006, while his play, Terre Haute, was published by Methuen Drama in 2007.

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