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A Boy's Own Story Book

A Boy's Own Story : Paperback : Penguin Putnam Inc : 9780143114840 : 0143114840 : 24 Feb 2009 : The â??extraordinary novelâ? (The New York Times Book Review) about one boyâ??s coming-of-age during the 1950sâ??and one of the most groundbreaking portrayals of gay life in American fiction â??The best American narrative of sexual awakening since Catcher in the Rye.â? â??Chicago Sun-Times Ridiculed by his classmates and beset by aloof parents and a cruel sister, the unnamed narrator of Edmund Whiteâ??s first autobiographical novel finds solace in literature, works of art, and his own fantastic imagination...Read More

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  • Product Description

    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.

  • 0143114840
  • 9780143114840
  • Edmund White
  • 24 February 2009
  • Penguin Books
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 208
  • Reprint
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