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November 20, 2007
Edmund White, '62
Chaos: A Novella and Stories, Carroll & Graf, 2007.
The book: When a respected older man clings to the values and mores of the liberated 1970s—when he pursues sex relentlessly and his reputation suffers—chaos ensues. Edmund White explores different aspects of aging, romance and sex, inviting his readers to come with him to Florida, the Greek Isles and Turkey—and into the chaotic gay demimonde of contemporary New York.
The author: Although Edmund White is known as a novelist, it is as a cultural critic that he has perhaps had his greatest influence. He has chronicled gay life in the '70s through the '90s with wit and insight. White and his work remain central to any consideration of gay male upper-middle-class life in late 20th century America.
Web site: www.edmundwhite.com/index.htm
Posted by tobiaslw at November 20, 2007 02:15 PM