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- The Beauty of Men Never Dies: An Autobiographical Novel
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: University of Wisconsin Press
summary
Buoyant and entertaining, this melding of memoir and fiction recounts with humor and candid observation a gay man's romances in his seventies, offering insight into the joys (and a few of the sorrows) of loving, living, and aging with grace, style, and a fearless sense of fun. Bouncing between Montevideo, New York, and Paris, the narrator reveals his adventurous life, his many lovers, his varied careers from dancer to advertising, and the upbeat outlook that sustains him as he pursues the elusive Fenil, a handsome Uruguayan policeman. David Leddick's short sketches, interspersed with memories, attitudes, and opinions drawn from the past, combine in a vivid tale of a life lived with panache at an age when most people think the adventure has already ended.
Table of Contents
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- The Beauty of Men Never Dies
- pp. 3-6
- Role Models
- pp. 9-11
- Falling in Love Again
- pp. 22-25
- My Injured Foot
- pp. 29-30
- The Only Thing I’ve Ever Killed
- pp. 31-34
- Sex Incidents
- pp. 43-45
- The Little Tree
- pp. 48-49
- My Life in New York
- pp. 50-54
- The Story That Comes to You
- pp. 56-64
- Men and Cats
- pp. 67-69
- My Little Conversation with God
- pp. 70-71
- (Some of the) Men in My Life
- pp. 72-79
- The Question
- pp. 86-88
- Montevideo
- pp. 89-90
- Men in Buenos Aires
- pp. 91-94
- When I Was Very Small
- pp. 99-108
- Another Trip
- pp. 100-102
- On Bariloche, Argentina
- pp. 103-104
- A Theme of Death
- pp. 108-111
- They Let Me Cry Myself to Sleep
- pp. 124-125
- Driving through the Stars
- pp. 126-127
- The Fall of Phaeton
- pp. 128-129
- Last Notes on the Theme of Death
- pp. 130-131
- My Cat and the Abbott
- pp. 132-141
- Just Shut Up
- pp. 133-142
- I Really Loved It
- pp. 134-143
Additional Information
ISBN
9780299292737
Related ISBN(s)
9780299292706
MARC Record
OCLC
862959518
Pages
136
Launched on MUSE
2013-08-12
Language
English
Open Access
No