Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story (Perennial Classics Ser.)

By: Paul Monette

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Synopsis: The National Book Award–winning coming-out memoir. &“One of the most complex, moral, personal, and political books to have been written about gay life&” (LA Weekly). Paul Monette grew up all-American, Catholic, overachieving . . . and closeted. As a child of the 1950s, a time when a kid suspected of being a &“homo&” would routinely be beaten up, Monette kept his secret throughout his adolescence. He wrestled with his sexuality for the first thirty years of his life, priding himself on his ability to &“pass&” for straight. The story of his journey to adulthood and to self-acceptance with grace and honesty, this intimate portrait of a young man&’s struggle with his own desires is witty, humorous, and deeply felt. Before his death of complications from AIDS in 1995, Monette was an outspoken activist crusading for gay rights. Becoming a Man shows his courageous path to stand up for his own right to love and be loved. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Paul Monette including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the Paul Monette papers of the UCLA Library Special Collections.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 278 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781480473867
Publisher:: Open Road Media
Date of Addition:: 10/15/23
Copyrighted By:: Paul Monette
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.

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