A Boy's Own Story
$21.84
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
27 April 2026
Summary
A Boy’s Own Story traces an unnamed narrator’s coming-of-age during the 1950s. It was his power that stupefied me and made me regard my knowledge as nothing more than hired cleverness he might choose to show off at a dinner party. Beset by aloof parents, a cruel sister, and relentless mocking from his peers, the unnamed narrator struggles with his sexuality, seeking consolation in art and literature, and in his own fantastic imagination as he fills his head with romantic expectations. The res…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035091300 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1035091305 |
| Author: | Edmund White |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Picador |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 27 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 178g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Picador Collection |
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Critics Review
Edmund White has crossed The Catcher in the Rye with De Profundis, J. D. Salinger with Oscar Wilde, to create an extraordinary novel * New York Times *The boy’s self-portrait shines with authenticity, he is an extraordinary but plausible mixture of sweetness and deviousness … White’s prose is marvellously sensual while his eye is sharply satiric … outstanding * Guardian *Every so often a novel comes along that is so ambitious in its intention and so confident of its voice that it reminds us what a singular and potent thing a novel can be * San Francisco Chronicle *
About The Author
Edmund White
Edmund White was born in 1940. He is an American novelist, short-story writer, and critic. He has received many awards and distinctions, including:
- Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
He is also a member of the faculty of Princeton University’s Program in Creative Writing.
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