Pilcrow : {novel} /
John Cromer experiences his 1950s childhood as a sort of ramshackle isolation tank, screening out sensation and adventure. Of course, as he points out, time passed slowly for everyone in the fifties, it wasn't just him, but it's hard to deny him the status of a special case. From that poin...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Faber and Faber,
2008.
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| Summary: | John Cromer experiences his 1950s childhood as a sort of ramshackle isolation tank, screening out sensation and adventure. Of course, as he points out, time passed slowly for everyone in the fifties, it wasn't just him, but it's hard to deny him the status of a special case. From that point on, John's epic task becomes clear. He must climb out of the tank and make his way somehow on land. Pilcrow is an exploration of a rich but marginal life, an engrossing story with a vibrant supporting cast of ghouls, matrons and sexual adventurers. John is already a confirmed homosexual, and at Vulcan Grammar School he finds the opportunities to give expression to his needs. He is at his happiest attempting to seduce Julian Robinson, the school's master spy. |
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| 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: | 525 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780571217038 0571217036 |