The Charioteer : A Virago Modern Classic Paperback / softback
by Mary Renault
Part of the Virago Modern Classics series
Paperback / softback
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Injured at Dunkirk, Laurie Odell, a young corporal, is recovering at a rural veterans' hospital.
There he meets Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly, and the men find solace in their covert friendship.
Then Ralph Lanyon appears, a mentor from Laurie's schooldays.
Through him, Laurie is drawn into a tight-knit circle of gay men for whom liaisons are fleeting and he is forced to choose between the ideals of a perfect friendship and the pleasures of experience. First published in 1953, The Charioteer is a a tender, intelligent coming-of-age novel and a bold, unapologetic portrayal of homosexuality that stands with Gore Vidal's The City and the Pillar and James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room as a landmark work in gay literature.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:432 pages
- Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication Date:07/11/2013
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- ISBN:9781844089505
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In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:432 pages
- Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication Date:07/11/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9781844089505
