Holding the Man by Tommy Murphy
The remarkable true-life love story, adapted from Timothy Conigrave's memoir of growing up gay in 1970s Melbourne.'Fresh, frank and funny.. a wrenchingly moving love story I defy anyone with a pulse not to relate to'
* Evening Standard *'Compelling, wrenching… unflinching, devastating, moving and funny’
* Sydney Morning Herald *
Tommy Murphy is an Australian playwright best known for his stage and screen adaptations of Timothy Conigrave's memoir Holding the Man, which won numerous awards including Best Play at the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, an award he also won for Strangers in Between. Timothy Conigrave (19 November 1959 – 18 October 1994) was an Australian actor, writer, and activist. His major work, the autobiographical Holding the Man (1995), is the story of his 15-year love affair with John Caleo. They met as students at Xavier College in Melbourne; Caleo was captain of the football team and Conigrave wanted to be an actor. Conigrave finished the book shortly before dying of an AIDS-related illness. The book was published by Penguin Books in Australia in February 1995, and also in Spain and North America. It won the 1995 United Nations Award for Non-Fiction.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781848421080 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848421087 |
| Title | Holding the Man |
| Author | Tommy Murphy |
| Series | Nhb Modern Plays |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Nick Hern Books |
| Year published | 2010-04-22 |
| Number of pages | 120 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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