States of Desire: Travels in Gay America (Picador Books)

Name: States of Desire: Travels in Gay America (Picador Books)
Brand: Picador
SKU: 9780330294096-B
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By Edmund White

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From the beginning of his journey, in that 'haven of hedonists', Los Angeles, he correctly assumes that the primary responsibility of the writer of a travel narrative is both to set himself in the centre of the book's action and to be able to stand aside when necessary so that the reader can examine his experience. The purpose of White's travels through gay America was to examine the lives homosexual men lead a decade after the gay liberation movement announced itself to a puzzled American populace at a Greenwich Village bar.

The reader will be glad that White made the journey. Any man who can describe another's laugh as 'shaken out of the body like coins from a piggy bank' has a sharp eye and a good ear. And the reader of States of Desire is the beneficiary of both. (NEW SOCIETY.)

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Languages:: Published: English , Original: English
Number of Pages:: 352
Publisher:: Picador
Publication Date:: 1995-09-22
Weight:: 200 g
Dimensions:: 20/13/2 cm
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]

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