Neglected for over forty years, this moving novel has been
republished in a more tolerant climate. "Two People" is about a
love affair in Rome between a middle-aged American and a much
younger Italian, but the word "people" in the title is both
singular and plural, dealing with two cultures as well as with two
individuals. First published in 1965, when the word "gay" in its
sexual implications was little used or even recognized by
heterosexuals, "Two People" anticipated many novels about same-sex
relationships that followed. But Windham's gentle story was
forgotten, in part because of the propriety of its manner and in
part because it is as much a meditation on love and friendship as
it is a recounting of the affair between Forrest and Marcello.
"Love's power is that it lets you exist outside your own body,"
Windham observes through Forrest: "It is present in affection's
most immaterial manifestations, in the knowledge that your thoughts
contain another person, or that another person has you in his mind.
Its biological end is the creation of a new body, and because of
this it has been taught that the love between men should remain
chaste. But life is not so clearly defined..." --- Donald Windham
is the author of novels, short stories, plays, and memoirs, in a
distinguished career spanning half a century. His writing has been
praised by J. R. Ackerley, Albert Camus, Cyril Connelly, E. M.
Forster, Andre Gide, Thomas Mann, Marianne Moore, Georges Simenon,
Carl Van Vechten, and Tennessee Williams, among others. (Bruce
Kellner). --- Works by Donald Windham: Novels: The Dog Star, 1950;
The Hero Continues, 1960; Two People, 1965; Tanaquil, 1972; Stone
in the Hourglass, 1981. Stories: The Warm Country, 1960. Plays: You
Touched Me , 1947 (with Tennessee Williams); The Starless Air,
1953. Memoirs: Emblems of Conduct, 1964; Lost Friendships, 1987;
1948: Italy, 1998.
General
Imprint: |
Mondial
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2008 |
First published: |
October 2008 |
Authors: |
Donald Windham
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Dimensions: |
204 x 130 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
196 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59569-103-3 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-59569-103-0 |
Barcode: |
9781595691033 |
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