______________ 'One of the best writers of my generation' - John
Irving 'A playful yet searching novel of gay life in the New York
of Ed Koch and Studio 54' - Kirkus 'Smart, worldly, erudite,
well-connected, and funny' - New York Review of Books 'Remarkable
... America's most significant gay writer' - Literary Review
______________ 'Has everyone always been in love with you? Of
course they have, who am I kidding? What did they say about Helen
of Troy? That her face launched a thousand ships? That's you,
you're that beautiful. A thousand ships' New York City in the
eighties, and at its decadent heart is Guy. The darling of Fire
Island's gay community and one of New York's top male models, Guy
is gliding his way to riches that are a world away from his modest
provincial upbringing back home in France. Like some modern-day
Dorian Gray he seems untouched by time: the decades pass, fashions
change, yet his beauty remains as transcendent and captivating as
ever. Such looks cannot help but bring him adoration. From sweet
yet pathetic Fred to the wealthy and masochistic Baron, from the
acerbic and cynical Pierre-Georges to Andre, fabricating Dali fakes
and hurtling towards prison and the abyss, all are in some way
fixated on him. In return for the devotion and expensive gifts they
lavish on him, he plays with unswerving loyalty whatever role they
project onto him: unattainable idol, passionate lover, malleable
client. But just as the years are catching up on his smooth skin
and perfect body, so his way of life is closing in on him and
destroying the men he loves. Edmund White has in Our Young Man
created some of the richest representations of gay male identity,
from the disco era to the age of AIDs. What links them all is the
allure and enchantment they find in beauty. Revelling in its magic,
Our Young Man nonetheless slips beneath the seductive surface to
examine its dangerous depths, exploring its power to fascinate,
enslave and deceive. Mesmerising, blackly comic, and delicately
crafted, this is an exquisite novel from a contemporary master.
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