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Edmund White: The Burning World (Hardcover)

by Stephen Barber (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Picador (13 Aug 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 033034966X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330349666
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.5 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 53,274 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In his work Edmund White has explored sex and the human body and the city and its sensations and primarily the mercurial evanescence of life and the connection between dying and creativity. Barber documents White's life from his early childhood (recreated in "A Boy's Own Story") through his twenties, both in 1962 arriving in New York from the Mid-West which was like going from the 19th to the 20th centuries and in 1969 he participated in the Stonewall riots against homophobic persecution, his life in New York in the seventies and his travelling around North America in the late 1970s to research and write "States of Desire", his eye-witness account of the gay male community in a moment of explosive development. In 1983 White moved from New York to Paris with his love John Purcell and a whole new life opened up for him. It was here he met many famous people from Michael Foucault and Herve Guibert through Bruce Chatwin. Edmund White's life acts as a magnificent companion to his novels and sheds light on them.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent companion to the work of a great gay writer, 27 Feb 2001
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This is a great literary biography. It combines solid research into the life and work of Edmund White, one of the most imaginative and passionate gay writers of the last half century, with the kind of human touches that bring biography alive. Stephen Barber moves effortlessly from White's life to his work and back again, painting a fascinating portrait not only of White's own adventures and career, but providing the reader with profound insights into the bigger picture of gay life and culture in America and Paris, from Stonewall to AIDS and beyond. The discussion of White's writing stays fresh and relevant to his literary ideals and the context of his life - it makes you want to go back and read his books all over again. The book is also fairly balanced - it avoids taking sides in the bitter debates that have raged over what gay male culture and identity should be, and instead tries to present a range of different perspectives and possibilities. Readable, entertaining, informative and thought-provoking - I highly recommend this book.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent companion to the work of a great gay writer, 26 April 2000
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This is a great literary biography. It combines solid research into the life and work of Edmund White, one of the most imaginative and passionate gay writers of the last half century, with the kind of human touches that bring biography alive. Stephen Barber moves effortlessly from White's life to his work and back again, painting a fascinating portrait not only of White's own adventures and career, but providing the reader with profound insights into the bigger picture of gay life and culture in America and Paris, from Stonewall to AIDS and beyond. The discussion of White's writing stays fresh and relevant to his literary ideals and the context of his life - it makes you want to go back and read his books all over again. The book is also fairly balanced - it avoids taking sides in the bitter debates that have raged over what gay male culture and identity should be, and instead tries to present a range of different perspectives and possibilities. Readable, entertaining, informative and thought-provoking - I highly recommend this book.
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