The Lost Language Of Cranes
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The Lost Language Of Cranes
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Author : David Leavitt
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2014-06-03
The Lost Language Of Cranes written by David Leavitt and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-03 with Fiction categories.
Presents the story of Philip Benjamin, a young man haunted by images of his staid, middle-class parents and frightened by the thought of revealing his homosexual identity to them.
Gay Men S Literature In The Twentieth Century
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Author : Mark Lilly
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 1993-11
Gay Men S Literature In The Twentieth Century written by Mark Lilly and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-11 with Health & Fitness categories.
In gay men's writing, tenderness lies side by side with rage; existential rejection of convention rubs shoulders with sexual hedonism. Beginning with Wilde's and Byron's existentialist outlaw, the theme of social rebellion, and the fight against conformity, form a common link among the literary works of the twentieth century. But mainstream academic criticism has shown itself for the most part incapable of engaging gay work without distorting or ignoring its most central features.
The Lost Language Of Cranes
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Author : David Leavitt
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2014-06-30
The Lost Language Of Cranes written by David Leavitt and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-30 with Fiction categories.
'One of his generation's most gifted writers.' New York Times 'An amazingly perceptive novel.' San Francisco Chronicle 'Fascinating... lingers in the mind' New York Times Book Review Owen and Rose are facing serious challenges to their married life of routine and monotony as New York City grows and changes around them. They spend most Sundays apart; while Rose buries herself in crosswords and newspapers, Owen visits gay porn theaters. But when they discover they may lose their apartment and their son, prompted by his new relationship, reveals his homosexuality, their lives cannot continue as they were. Owen and Rose are forced to confront not only their son's revelation but also Owen's latent homosexuality. Poignant and lingering, this is a tale of love and relationships, secrets and unspoken desires.
While England Sleeps
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Author : David Leavitt
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-03-05
While England Sleeps written by David Leavitt and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-05 with Fiction categories.
Set against the rise of fascism in 1930s Europe, WHILE ENGLAND SLEEPS tells the story of the love affair between Brian Botsford, an upper-class young writer, and Edward Phelan, an idealistic, self-educated employee of the London Underground and a member of the Communist party. Though by far the better educated of the two Brian is also more callow, convinced that his homosexuality is something he will outgrow. Edward, on the other hand, possesses 'an unproblematic capacity to accept' both Brian and the unorthodox nature of their love for each other - until one day, at the urging of his wealthy aunt Constance, Brian agrees to be set up with a 'suitable' young woman...and soon enough Edward is pushed to the point of crisis. Fleeing, he volunteers to fight in Spain, where he ends up in prison. Brian, responsible for Edward's flight, must pursue him across Europe, into the violent chaos of war.
Equal Affections
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Author : David Leavitt
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2014-04-12
Equal Affections written by David Leavitt and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-12 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Louise Cooper has been battling cancer for over twenty years. Her growing resentment towards her suburban life and her husband, Nat, compounded by his affair, have left her longing for the life she dreamed of having in her youth. Meanwhile her family are facing other challenges. Her son Danny, a lawyer in San Francisco, has discovered his lover is growing obsessed with online sex, and her daughter, a lesbian protest-singer, announces herself pregnant after performing DIY artificial insemination with everyday kitchen utensils. This is a rich exploration of a family facing inexorable change.
1001 Cranes
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Author : Naomi Hirahara
language : en
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Release Date : 2008-08-12
1001 Cranes written by Naomi Hirahara and has been published by Delacorte Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-12 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
WHEN 12-YEAR-OLD ANGELA Kato arrives in L.A., the last thing she wants to do is spend the entire summer with her grandparents. But in the Kato family, one is never permitted to complain. Grandma Michi and Aunt Janet put Angela to work in their flower shop, folding origami and creating 1001 crane displays for newlyweds. At first, Angela learns the trade begrudgingly. But when her folding skills improve and her relationships with family and friends grow, Angela is able to cope with her troubles, especially her parents’ impending divorce.
The Book Of Cranes
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Author : Clare Cooley
language : en
Publisher: Pomegranate
Release Date : 1993
The Book Of Cranes written by Clare Cooley and has been published by Pomegranate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Nature categories.
For Cooley the cranes are something beyond curiosity, perhaps familiar, yet inexplicable. To learn about the cranes, she went to the International Crane Fdn. in Wisconsin (the only place where all 15 species exist). There she walked among them and interacted with them. For 60 million years, cranes have flown over practically every continent. They can fly at altitudes of up to 30,000 ft. and can migrate over 5,000 miles. This book shares the magnificence of these creatures and helps their survival. For each species of crane, Cooley offers a page of poetic description accompanied by a watercolor illustration. A beautiful work of art with a gorgeous slipcase.
The Two Hotel Francforts
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Author : David Leavitt
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2013-11-07
The Two Hotel Francforts written by David Leavitt and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-07 with Fiction categories.
A taut and subtle historical novel of two couples caught up in a world at war, from the acclaimed author of The Indian Clerk 'A highly accomplished, urbane and satisfying novel ... Splendid' Literary Review 'This is a sublime novel that captures the mood of a continent about to be subsumed in war' Bookseller It is the summer of 1940, and Lisbon is one of the only neutral ports left in Europe – a city filled with spies, crowned heads and refugees of every nationality, tipping back absinthe to while away the time until their escape. Awaiting safe passage to New York on the S. S. Manhattan, two couples meet: Pete and Julia Winters, expatriate Americans fleeing their sedate life in Paris; and Edward and Iris Freleng, elegant, independently wealthy, bohemian, and beset by the social and sexual anxieties of their class. Swept up in the tumult, the hidden currents of the lives of these four characters – Julia's status as a Jew, Pete and Edward's affair, Iris's increasingly desperate efforts to save her tenuous marriage – begin to come loose. This journey will change the four of them irrevocably, as Europe sinks into war.
The Jam Fruit Tree
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Author : Carl Muller
language : en
Publisher: Penguin Books India
Release Date : 1993
The Jam Fruit Tree written by Carl Muller and has been published by Penguin Books India this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Winner of the Gratiean Memorial Prize for the best work in English Literature by a Sri Lankan for 1993 Hilarious, affectionate, candid and moving, this is the story of the Burghers of Sri Lanka... Who are the Burghers? Descended from the Dutch, the Portuguese, the British and other foreigners who arrived in the island-nation of Sri Lanka (and 'mingled' with the local inhabitants), the Burghers often stand out because of their curiously mixed features-grey eyes in an otherwise Dravid face, for instance.... A handsome and guileless people, the Burghers have always lived it up, forever willing to 'put a party'. Carl Muller, a Burgher himself, writes in this quasi-fictional, engaging biography of the lives of his people; they emerge, at the end of his story, as a race of fun-loving, hardy people, much like the jam fruit tree which simply refuses to be contained or destroyed.
Family Dancing
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Author : David Leavitt
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2014-06-03
Family Dancing written by David Leavitt and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-03 with Fiction categories.
Thirty years ago, David Leavitt first appeared on the literary scene with a gutsy story collection that stunned readers and reviewers. Just twenty-three, he was hailed as a prodigy of sorts: “remarkably gifted” (The Washington Post), with “a genius for empathy” (The New York Times Book Review) and “a knowledge of others' lives . . . that a writer twice his age might envy” (USA Today). “Regardless of age,” wrote the New York Times, “few writers so effortlessly achieve the sense of maturity and earned compassion so evident in these pages.” In “Territory,” a well-intentioned, liberal mother, presiding over her local Parents of Lesbians and Gays chapter, finds her acceptance of her son's sexuality shaken when he arrives home with a lover. In the title story, a family extended through divorce and remarriage dances together at the end of a summer party-in the recognition that they are still bound by the very forces that split them apart. Tender and funny, these stories reveal the intricacies and subtleties of the dances in which we all engage.