The End of Innocence
The End of Innocence
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An assessment of a decade of AIDS in Britain, covering the disease's progress and people's reaction to it. The book draws on interviews with entertainment figures such as Ian McKellen and Stephen Fry, as well as social workers and government ministers.
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The End of Innocence by Simon Garfield
Published to coincide with World AIDS Day, this book looks at a decade of AIDS in Britain. As well as the 8000 who have died, some 20,000 are infected with HIV, and many more carry the virus unknowingly. With no cure or even a vaccine in sight, and growing evidence of complacency, AIDS is still one of the greatest post-war challenges the UK faces. This book covers every significant development of the disease, from the early ignorance and panic to the emergence of AIDS as a good cause taken up by Sir Ian McKellen, George Michael and the Princess of Wales. The author uses information supplied by doctors, scientists, government ministers and civil servants, as well as interviews with leading entertainment figures such as Stephen Fry, Elton John and the late Derek Jarman.
Simon Garfield was born in 1960. He is the author of Expensive Habits: The Dark Side of the Industry, The End of Innocence: Britain in the Time of AIDS, which was awarded the Somerset Maugham Prize, The Wrestling, The Nation's Favourite: The True Adventures of Radio 1, Mauve, The Last Journey of William Huskisson, The Error World and the Mass Observation trilogy Our Hidden Lives, Private Battles and We Are At War. Mini: the True and Secret History of the Making of a Motor Car was published in 2009.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9780571153541 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571153542 |
| Titre | The End of Innocence |
| Auteur | Simon Garfield |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Faber & Faber |
| Année de publication | 1995-11-06 |
| Nombre de pages | 416 |
| Prix | Winner of Somerset Maugham Award 1995 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |