A Boy's Own Story
A Boy's Own Story (Vintage International) EDMUND WHITE,
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0375707409
Edition: Paperback; 2000-05-30
Summary:
An instant classic upon its original publication, A Boy's Own Story
is the first of Edmund White's highly acclaimed trilogy of
autobiographical novels that brilliantly evoke a young man's coming
of age and document American gay life through the last forty years.
The nameless narrator in this deeply affecting work reminisces about
growing up in the 1950s with emotionally aloof, divorced parents, an
unrelenting sister, and the schoolmates who taunt him. He finds
consolation in literature and his fantastic imagination. Eager to
cultivate intimate, enduring friendships, he becomes aware of his
yearning to be loved by men, and struggles with the guilt and shame
of accepting who he is. Written with lyrical delicacy and
extraordinary power, A Boy's Own Story is a triumph.
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