This Day's Death: A Novel (Digital Original) (Books That Changed the World)

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Synopsis
A novel on the legality of love from the author of City of Night, &“one of the few original American writers of the last century&” (Gore Vidal, public intellectual and author of I Told You So). A man confronts the twin nightmares of death and silent injustice in John Rechy&’s third novel. While juggling the care of his ailing mother, a young law student stands trial in Los Angeles on a charge that exposes him to the depths and intricacies of society&’s twisted conceptions of justice and privacy. In This Day&’s Death, &“[Rechy] deals with experience from the inside, and it&’s possible he offers us more unevaluated and uncodified homosexual feeling than any writer in the United States today&” (The New York Times). Praise for John Rechy &“Rechy shows great comic and tragic talent. He is truly a gifted novelist.&” —Christopher Isherwood, author and playwright &“His tone rings absolutely true, is absolutely his own, and he has the kind of discipline which allows him a rare and beautiful recklessness. He tells the truth, and tells it with such passion that we are forced to share in the life he conveys. This is a most humbling and liberating achievement.&” —James Baldwin, novelist, playwright, and activist &“His uncompromising honesty as a gay writer has provoked as much fear as admiration . . . John Rechy doesn&’t fit into categories. He transcends them. His individual vision is unique, perfect, loving and strong.&” —Carolyn See, author of Dreaming: Hard Luck and Good Times in America
Copyright:
1969

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
255 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780802193162
Publisher:
Grove Atlantic
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
John Rechy
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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