Sign-In
Cart
A Boy's Own Story
Paperback
General FictionGeneral GLBTQIA FictionHistorical Fiction
Publisher Price: $17.00
Please select the version of book you would like to purchase.
ISBN10: 0143114840
ISBN13: 9780143114840
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: Feb 24 2009
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.02 Depth: 7.88
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780143114840
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: Feb 24 2009
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.57 Width: 5.02 Depth: 7.88
Language: English
The extraordinary novel (The New York Times Book Review) about one boy's coming-of-age during the 1950s--and one of the most groundbreaking portrayals of gay life in American fiction
The best American narrative of sexual awakening since Catcher in the Rye. --Chicago Sun-Times
The best American narrative of sexual awakening since Catcher in the Rye. --Chicago Sun-Times
Ridiculed by his classmates and beset by aloof parents and a cruel sister, the unnamed narrator of Edmund White's first autobiographical novel finds solace in literature, works of art, and his own fantastic imagination. But as he strives to forge new friendships, his yearning to be loved by the men in his life evokes a crushing sense of shame and a struggle to accept who he is. Lyrical and poignant, A Boy's Own Story--the first of a trilogy, followed by The Beautiful Room Is Empty and The Farewell Symphony--is an American literary treasure that became an instant classic upon publication for its pioneering portrayal of homosexuality.
Also in
General GLBTQIA Fiction
That's What Friends Are for: A Hilarious, Tender Story Based on the Golden Girls
Rouse, Wade
Hardcover
$27.54
Heap Earth Upon It: Exclusive American Edition with Additional Material
Howarth, Chloe Michelle
Paperback
$18.89
The Impossible Garden of Clara Thorne: A Cozy, Sapphic Romantasy with Gardens, a Quest, and Lots of Spice!
England, Summer N.
Paperback
$17.99
Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan CI Fu (Deluxe Hardcover Novel) Vol. 1
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Hardcover
$26.99
The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta de Bai Mao Shizun (Novel) Vol. 11 (Special Edition)
Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou
Paperback
$28.49
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo DAO Zu Shi (Deluxe Hardcover Novel) Vol. 5
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Hardcover
$26.99
The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System: Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong (Deluxe Hardcover Novel) Box Set
Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Hardcover
$132.99