A Boy's Own Story traces an unnamed narrator's coming-of-age during the 1950s. It was his power that stupefied me and made me regard my knowledge as nothing more than hired cleverness he might choose to show off at a dinner party. Beset by aloof p
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A Boy's Own Story traces an unnamed narrator's coming-of-age during the 1950s. It was his power that stupefied me and made me regard my knowledge as nothing more than hired cleverness he might choose to show off at a dinner party. Beset by aloof p
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A Boy's Own Story traces an unnamed narrator's coming-of-age during the 1950s. With an introduction by Alan Hollinghurst, author of The Line of Beauty. It was his power that stupefied me and made me regard my knowledge as nothing more than hired c
The letters of a seducer to the great love of his life, a sensual tour-de-force by "the paterfamilias of queer literature" ( New York Times ) "Can't sleep tonight. Was lying in bed reading the biography of a great man whose genius deser
Following A Boy's Own Story (a classic of American fiction) and his richly acclaimed The Beautiful Room Is Empty, here is the eagerly awaited final volume of Edmund White's groundbreaking autobiographical trilogy. Named for the work by Haydn in wh
An American living in Paris finds his life transformed by an unexpected love affair. "Deeply moving...White rings new changes on the old themes of mortality and forgiveness."-- The New York Times Book Review Austin Smith is pushing fifty, lovele
White's poised yet scalding autobiographical novel is the story of a young man's coming of age in 1950s and 60s America. "With intelligence, candor, humor--and anger--White explores the most insidious aspects of oppression.... An impressive n
***A TIMES / SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025*** 'All the no-holds-barred candour you'd expect . . . A hoot, and surprisingly touching' THE TIMES , BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'Trousers down from page one ... NSFW' THE TIMES 'The gayest bo