Taboo

An impressionistic memoir offers images of a life in progress, including scenes from Boyer Rickel's rural Tempe, Arizona, childhood in the 1950s; his relationship with a physically shrinking father; his eccentric teenage friendships; his growing awareness of his sexuality among young, Hispanic gays; and a trip through Italy with his lover. A personal book, but also wholly universal, Taboo investigates the way one breaks through taboos and becomes a self-realized adult.

Summary

Investigating the way one breaks through taboos and becomes a self-realized adult, this memoir traces the author's childhood in rural Arizona, his relationship with a physically shrinking father, his eccentric teenage friendships, and his growing awareness of his sexuality among young gays.

Product details

• Authors: Boyer Rickel
• Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.08.2003
• EAN: 9780299162603
• ISBN: 978-0-299-16260-3
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 237 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Series: Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Au; Living Out: Gay & Lesbian Autobiographies; Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Au; Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies