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Michael Bronski's introduction does a terrific job of placing the story in a context that is as meaningful now as it was fifty years ago.
—Echo Magazine (Echo Magazine )
The best novel this reviewer has ever read on the theme of homosexuality.
—The New York Times (New York Times )
At this moment in our social history, it is difficult for most American authors to write a novel about a homosexual affair without making either a tract or an apologia. Mr. Peters has done neither. Instead, he has kept resolutely in focus his great theme: the corruption and murder of innocence.
—Gore Vidal, The Saturday Review (Gore Vidal, Sat. Rev )
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A lyrical gay coming-of-age story first published in 1951, acclaimed by Gore Vidal and The New York Times, about Matthew, a young American who moves to France with his mother following his parents' divorce. As Matthew navigates his budding sexuality and complicated new relationships, he is forced to confront finistre-land's end-where the brutal truths of the world can be found.
Includes an appendix of materials about the book and author, as well as an introduction by acclaimed author Michael Bronski. Part of the Little Sister's Classics series, which resurrects out-of-print gay and lesbian books from the past.
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