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SKU:
162066
UPC:
9780375707407
MPN:
0375707409
Condition:
Used
Weight:
8.80 Ounces
Shipping:
Calculated at Checkout

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Author Last Name, Author First Name, Pages, Binding, Edition, ISBN 10, ISBN 13, Condition, Publisher, Date Published,

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Author Last Name:
White
Author First Name:
Edmund
Pages:
224
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Edition:
1st Vintage international ed
ISBN 10:
0375707409
ISBN 13:
9780375707407
Condition:
Used
Publisher:
Vintage
Date Published:
5/30/2000
Genre:
General Fiction

Description

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.