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A Boy's Own Story

Pages
218
Published
1983
Language
English

Synopsis

Edmund White's A Boy's Own Story is a landmark novel exploring the formative years of a young gay man in mid-20th century America. It chronicles his journey through adolescence, grappling with identity, desire, and the burgeoning gay rights movement. This powerful, semi-autobiographical work offers a candid look at self-discovery and the search for belonging.

About the author

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Edmund White

Edmund Valentine White III is a patriarch of modern gay American literature, having contributed novels, memoirs, short stories, and essays, non-fiction as well as fiction, dealing with a range of social topics, frequently involving same-sex love. His best-known works include The Joy of Gay Sex (with Charles Silverstein) and his autobiographic-fiction trilogy A Boy's Own Story, The Beautiful Room Is Empty, and The Farewell Symphony.

Characters

Edmund WhiteProtagonist
All characters in A Boy's Own Story