Becoming a Man - Half a Life Story

Zusatztext "Monette's interior life! his ghosts! his turmoil! his final peace -- in Becoming a Man! they have become our literature." Informationen zum Autor Paul Monette (1945-1995) is the author of many books, including seven novels, four volumes of poetry, and several highly praised nonfiction works, such as Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir . In 1992, he received the National Book Award for Becoming a Man . He died of AIDS complications in 1995. Klappentext A child of the 1950s from a small New England town, "perfect Paul" earns straight A's and shines in social and literary pursuits, all the while keeping a secret—from himself and the rest of the world. Struggling to be, or at least to imitate, a straight man, through Ivy League halls of privilege and bohemian travels abroad, loveless intimacy and unrequited passion, Paul Monette was haunted, and finally saved, by a dream of "the thing I'd never even seen: two men in love and laughing." Searingly honest, witty, and humane, Becoming a Man is the definitive coming-out story in the classic coming-of-age genre. Zusammenfassung The National Book Award winning memoir with a new foreword by Kathryn Harrison, author of The Kiss. “Fiercely committed to bequeathing a map of his psychic terrain, to spare others the pain of his solitary journey, [Monette’s] fine memoir is affirmative and ultimately celebratory.” —  New York Times Book Review A child of the 1950s from a small New England town, “perfect Paul” earns straight A’s and scholarships and shines in social and literary pursuits, all the while keeping a secret—from himself and the rest of the world. Struggling to be or at least to imitate a straight man, through Ivy League halls of privilege and bohemian travels abroad, loveless intimacy, and unrequited passion, Paul Monette was haunted, and finally saved, by a dream—“The thing I’d never even seen: two men in love and laughing.” This searingly honest, witty, and humane merging of memoir and manifesto has become the definitive coming out story—and a classic of the coming-of-age genre. It was awarded the 1992 National Book Award for nonfiction. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul Monette, Paul/ Harrison Monette
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.06.2004
• EAN: 9780060595647
• ISBN: 978-0-06-059564-7
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 205 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: Harper Perennial; Perennial Classics
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Sociology, Popular Culture, Biography: general, Psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Gender studies, gender groups, Psychology: sexual behaviour, Relating to gay people, HISTORY: Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Gender Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: General, PSYCHOLOGY: Human Sexuality, PSYCHOLOGY: Social Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY: Mental Health, SOCIAL SCIENCE: LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, LGBTQ STUDIES: MEMOIR & BIOGRAPHY, LGBTQ STUDIES: SOCIOLOGY, HARPER PERENNIAL CLASSICS: AUTOBIOGRAPHY & BIO, LGBTQ Studies / Memoir & Biography, Harper Perennial Classics / Autobiography & Bio, LGBTQ Studies / Sociology