Maurice in London - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Xavier-Marcel Boulestin, Nancy Erber (Translator)Publish date:6/3/2024Pages:194
Language:EnglishPublisher:Lethe PressISBN-13:9781590217849ISBN-10:1590217845UPC:9781590217849Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:LGBTQ+, City Life, World LiteratureBook Topic:Gay, FranceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.5908Product ID:SCEBEHH7Q9
Maurice in London
This is an overlooked novel in LGBTQ history, published in French in a gay arts journal in 1909 and never translated into English. The campy episodic narrative drew on the author's experiences as a young French journalist in pre-war London, mingling with other writers, critics, "chorus boys," and the generous patrons who supported them. Originally a serial novel, it gives readers an insider's...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Lethe PressISBN-13:9781590217849ISBN-10:1590217845UPC:9781590217849Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:LGBTQ+, City Life, World LiteratureBook Topic:Gay, FranceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.5908Product ID:SCEBEHH7Q9
Boulestin, Xavier-Marcel: - Xavier-Marcel Boulestin (1878-1943), was born in Poitiers, France and came to Paris at the beginning of the twentieth century to work as a "secretary" for Henry Gauthier-Villars, the notorious literary impresario. Boulestin became a close friend and ally of Gauthier-Villars' first wife, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, and acted with her in private clubs and small theaters....
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