Love in a Dark Time by Colm Tóibín
Colm Toibin looks at the life and work of some of the greatest and most influential artists of the 19th and 20th centuries, figures in the main whose homosexuality remained hidden or oblique for much of their lives. Either by choice or necessity, being gay seemed to come second for many of these writers. Yet in their privates lives, and also in the spirit of their work, the laws of desire changed everything for them and made all the difference. Ranging from figures such as Oscar Wilde, born in the 1850s, to Pedro Almodovar, born a hundred years later, this book studies how a changing world altered lives in ways both subtle and serious. Colm Toibin interweaves close reading of the work with detailed analysis of the personality behind the work to illuminating effect.
Ranging from figures such as Thomas Mann and Oscar Wilde to Francis Bacon and Pedro Almodovar, this is an illuminating study of the personalities behind the work and the effect of their sexuality upon their lives
Colm Toibin was born in lreland in 1955. He is the author of four novels, The South, The Heather Blazing, The Story of the Night and The Blackwater Lightship, which was shortlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize. His non-fiction includes Bad Blood, Homage to Barcelona and The Sign of the Cross. His work ahs been translated into seventeen languages. He lives in Dublin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780330491372 |
| ISBN 10 | 0330491377 |
| Title | Love in a Dark Time |
| Author | Colm T Ib N |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2002-03-22 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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