My Father And Myself (Paperback, Main)

J.R. Ackerley

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Most of this beautifully written memoir, first published in 1968, is concerned with the emotional and sexual orientation that underlay the respectable facade that both J R Ackerley and his father showed to the outside world. The solid Edwardian Paterfamilias only married the author's mother 23 years after he was born; meanwhile he secretly maintained a mistress and three daughters. A classic study of non-communication between the generations, it is also a mystery story that uses the art of the thriller to time its surprises and heighten the suspense. (Kirkus UK)

When his father died, J. R. Ackerley was shocked to discover that he had led a secret life. And after Ackerley himself died, he left a surprise of his own--this coolly considered, unsparingly honest account of his quest to find out the whole truth about the man who had always eluded him in life. But Ackerley's pursuit of his father is also an exploration of the self, making "My Father and Myself" a pioneering record, at once sexually explicit and emotionally charged, of life as a gay man. This witty, sorrowful, and beautiful book is a classic of twentieth-century memoir.

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Imprint:	Nyrb Classics
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 1999
First published:	September 1999
Authors:	J.R. Ackerley
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	283
Edition:	Main
ISBN-13:	978-0-940322-12-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-940322-12-9
Barcode:	9780940322127