The Farewell Symphony by Edmund White

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The Farewell Symphony by Edmund White

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Summary

Named after Haydn's work, in which the players leave the stage one by one, this completes the story of a gay man in his adult years, through Stonewall riots, the hedonism of the 70s and the ravages of AIDS in the 80s and 90s. It follows "A Boy's Own Story" and "The Beautiful Room is Empty".

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The Farewell Symphony by Edmund White

In his two most celebrated novels, A BOYS OWN STORY and THE BEAUTIFUL ROOM IS EMPTY, Edmond White charted the story of an American homo-sexual through the 1960s and 1970s. They received huge acclaim, and the third in the sequence - which covers the 1980s - is long-awaited. In THE FAREWELL SYMPHONY Edmund White has drawn together all his experience of gay life in the 80s and transformed them into a wonder-fully witty and moving novel. Set in Europe and the US, and including portraits (thinly disguised) of some of the key figures of the time, THE FAREWELL SYMPHONY opens up a world which feels painfully and fascinatingly real.

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ISBN 13 9780099768012
ISBN 10 0099768011
Title The Farewell Symphony
Author Edmund White
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1998-05-28
Number of pages 512
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.