The Farewell Symphony by Edmund White

The Farewell Symphony by Edmund White

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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 BOY'S OWN STORY and THE BEAUTIFUL ROOM IS EMPTY, Edmund White charted the story of an American homosexual through the 1960s and 1970s. They received huge acclaim, and the third in the sequence - which covers the 80s - is long-awaited. In THE FAREWELL SYMPHONY Edmund White has drwan together all his experience of gay life in the 80's - sexual adventure, cultural explosion, travel, gossip, the political shifts of the time, love - and transformed them into a wonderfully witty and moving chronicle. 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. This novel will be a major literary event.
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ISBN 13 9780701136215
ISBN 10 0701136219
Title The Farewell Symphony
Author Edmund White
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1997-05-01
Number of pages 504
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.