Ernesto /

Ernesto, a 16-year-old boy living in Trieste in 1898, has an affair with a 28-year-old worker simply called "the man". Ernesto subsequently has sex with the man frequently, but after an enjoyable experience with a female prostitute, he stops seeing him. He concentrates on studying the viol...

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Main Author: Saba, Umberto, 1883-1957 (Author)
Other Authors: Thompson, Mark, 1959- (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Manchester ; New York, N.Y. : Carcanet, 1987.
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Summary:Ernesto, a 16-year-old boy living in Trieste in 1898, has an affair with a 28-year-old worker simply called "the man". Ernesto subsequently has sex with the man frequently, but after an enjoyable experience with a female prostitute, he stops seeing him. He concentrates on studying the violin, and during a concert, Ernesto (now seventeen) meets a beautiful 15-year-old boy, also a violin player. He is called Emilio, nicknamed "Ilio."
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:166 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166).
ISBN:0856355593
9780856355592