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MODERN & CONTEMPORARY FICTION (POST C 1945). With an introduction by Alan Hollinghurst. 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. A Boy's Own Story traces an unnamed narrator's...
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Picador,
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| Publisher Address: | London |
| Publication Dates: |
2016. ©1982. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Picador classic edition. |
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Picador classic.
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MODERN & CONTEMPORARY FICTION (POST C 1945). With an introduction by Alan Hollinghurst. 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. A Boy's Own Story traces an unnamed narrator's coming-of-age during the 1950s. Beset by aloof parents, a cruel sister, and relentless mocking from his peers, the boy 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 result is a book of exquisite |
| Carrier Form: | 249 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781509813865 : 1509813861 |
| CLC: | I712.45 |
| Call Number: | I712.45/W583-2 |