My Lives: A Memoir (P.S.) by White, Edmund
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My Lives: A Memoir (P.S.) by White, Edmund
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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Item specifics
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- ISBN
- 9780060937966
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0060937963
ISBN-13
9780060937966
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63054328
Product Key Features
Book Title
My Lives : a Memoir
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Literary, Social Activists, Lgbt
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"Edmund White gave up drinking, smoking, and Paris, too, despite which he's writing better than ever." -- Harper's Magazine "One of the most brilliant and distinguished authors at work in America today." -- Patrick McGrath "My Lives is a brave book because White lets it all hang out." -- Rocky Mountain News "Delicious reading...the story of White's life is fully engrossing." -- Boston Sunday Globe "It is White's astounding use of language and structure that makes My Lives a scintillating read." -- Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers "The great strength of My Lives is its ruthless honesty." -- San Francisco Chronicle "White the humane observer and eloquent stylist can make you stand up and cheer." -- The Oregonian (Portland), Edmund White gave up drinking, smoking, and Paris, too, despite which he's writing better than ever., "It is White's astounding use of language and structure that makes My Lives a scintillating read." (Associated Press)
Synopsis
"This is Edmund White's best book by far, and a classic of emotional intelligence and generosity. . . . My Lives subsumes and concentrates all his other work."--Daily Telegraph (London) No one has been more frank, lucid, rueful and entertaining about growing up gay in Middle America than Edmund White. Best known for his autobiographical novels, starting with A Boy's Own Story, White here takes fiction out of his story and delivers the facts of his life in all their shocking and absorbing verity. From an adolescence in the 1950s, an era that tried to "cure his homosexuality" but found him "unsalvageable," he emerged into a 1960s society that redesignated his orientation as "acceptable (nearly)." He describes a life touched by psychotherapy in every decade, starting with his flamboyant and demanding therapist mother, who considered him her own personal test case -- and personal escort to cocktail lounges after her divorce. His father thought that even wearing a wristwatch was effeminate, though custodial visits to Dad in Cincinnati inadvertently initiated White into the culture of "hustlers and johns" that changed his life. In My Lives, White shares his enthusiasms and his passions -- for Paris, for London, for Jean Genet -- and introduces us to his lovers and predilections, past and present. "Now that I'm sixty-five," writes White, "I think this is a good moment to write a memoir. . . . Sixty-five is the right time for casting a backward glance, while one is still fully engaged in one's life.", No one has been more frank, lucid, and entertaining about growing up gay in Middle America than Edmund White. Best known for his autobiographical novels, starting with A Boy's Own Story , White here takes fiction out of his story and delivers the facts of his life in all their shocking and absorbing verity. In My Lives , White shares his enthusiasms and his passions, and he introduces us to his lovers and predilections., In this autobiography filled with humor and social history, one of today's most revered writers evokes past moments and draws portraits of the interesting and celebrated people he has met during his extraordinary life. 8-page b&w photo insert.
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- r***r (1)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseArrived sooner than predicted, packaged well and in decent condition. The cover and back cover are pretty beat up, but the inside is undamaged. Description was not totally accurate (for example, the page count was different--but it doesn't appear that any pages are missing), but for the price point, it can't be beat. I would definitely buy from this seller again.The Paralegal Professional (4th Edition) by Goldman, Thomas F. (#196447639550)
- s***s (1550)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseBook is as listed with the exception of penciled underlining and penciled writing in the margins throughout the book. I appreciate the packaging of the paperback book in a cardboard mailer box and it arrived undamaged. Fast shipping. A