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by David Leavitt (Author) "I WAS IN TROUBLE ..." (more)
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  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown; First Edition edition (6 Nov 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316641634
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316641630
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 15.4 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,855,620 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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David Leavitt's reputation has rested upon stories and novels that explicate a sedate, upper-middle class world of reserved emotions and sexuality. In his new collection of three novellas Arkansas, he explores new territory. Droll, surprising, and very sexy, these works often shock and startle the reader. In "The Term Paper Artist", a writer named David Leavitt writes school papers for cute undergraduates in exchange for sexual favours, and in "Saturn Street" a gay man who delivers lunches to homebound people with AIDS falls in love with one of his clients. Beautifully written and alarmingly funny, Arkansas is one of the best works of gay fiction in years. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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'Perfect' Philip Hensher, MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Funny and sexy' TIME OUT 'A literary triumph' INDEPENDENT --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars light, mostly fun, not life-changing but do read it, 7 Jun 2001
By Mr. W. Bankes-jones "billbj" (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Arkansas (Paperback)
I'd already read Leavitt's "The Lost Language of Cranes" years ago, and remember it pretty much the same as the great spurt of gloomy gay novels that came out at the time. I was inspired to read this book after "While England Sleeps," which I found extremely moving - a really great read.

"Arkansas" is a collection of 3 novellas or longish short stories, so I wouldn't somehow expect it to blow me away - and indeed, it didn't. I did have a thoroughly good time reading it, nevertheless.

Of the 3, I enjoyed "The Term Paper Artist" the most. Rather teasingly, it's a story of highly deviant behaviour written in a very autobiographical style, (even mentioning many of Leavitt's other books.) I wonder... "The Wooden Anniversary," a polygonal love/lust story set in "Chianti-shire" was maybe less ingenious - I found the denouement pretty obvious from virtually the beginning. The last of the collection, "Saturn Street" is a fairly poignant meander around a very tragic aids sufferer.

Altogether, won't change your life, but will give you a few very pleasurable hours. Do get it.

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