Becoming a Man : Half a Life Story
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Becoming a Man : Half a Life Story
Description
Autobiography and coming-out narrative of Paul Monette, an Andover, Massachusetts writer. Monette recounts twenty-five closeted years of alienation and invisibility, explorations of his sexual identity, and observations on the sexual prejudice and violences around him. Growing up working-class in Massachusetts; his ill younger brother; stints at prep-school and Yale in the 1960s; time spent in England; a return to Massachusetts. Written during the battle with AIDS that eventually claimed the author's life. Winner of the 1992 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Republished in 2004.
Creator
Monette, Paul
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Date
1992
Language
en
Type
Book
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20th century; Andover, Massachusetts
Contribution Form
Zotero
ISBN
0151115192 9780151115198
Num Pages
278
Place
New York, New York
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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