The Beauty of Men

“There must be many Larks out there who, in the face of the epidemic, find it ‘hard now to know what to do with the allure of men.’ With grace, candor, and considerable nerve, Holleran gives them a voice.” - San Francisco Chronicle“There are only three or four living writers whose new novels make me run to the bookstore; Holleran heads this very short list.” - Edmund White“A gorgeous writer.” - Booklist“A stream-of-consciousness meditation on loneliness, aging, and death.” - Library Journal (starred review)“The Beauty of Men … attempts something bold and contrary in the context of contemporary gay writing and thought: an account of life from the point of view of a gay man approaching 50, riddled not only with the guilt of a survivor whose friends have succumbed to AIDS but with a deeper sense of despair at his own homosexuality. ” - New York Times Book Review“Like F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Elegies of the Jazz Age, Holleran’s novel eulogizes his generations experience in sensuous, elegant style.” - Washington Post“So beautifully written and so poignant, the reader has little to do but sit back and admire it.” - USA Today“Profoundly sad, elegant and insightful… . Holleran’s trademark prose–lush, carefully cadenced and keenly observed–creates a mesmerizingly claustrophobic world.” - Publishers Weekly“I cannot imagine that another book will take me on as harrowing a journey as this one did anytime soon… . Holleran is a virtuoso.” - Boston Phoenix

Andrew Holleran’s first novel, Dancer from the Dance, was published in 1978. He is also the author of the novels Nights in Aruba and The Beauty of Men; a book of essays, Ground Zero (reissued as Chronicle of a Plague, Revisited); a collection of short stories, In September, the Light Changes; and a novella, Grief.