This deeply affecting work introduces the nameless narrator as he reflects on his difficult childhood during the 1950s with a mixture of tenderness and anguish. Growing up with emotionally aloof, divorced parents, and forced to endure ridicule from his unrelenting sister and schoolmates, he tries to escape his feelings of self-consciousness and alienation by immersing himself in literature, art, and his fantastic imagination. As he strives to cultivate intimate, enduring friendships with both peers and mentors, he becomes ...
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This deeply affecting work introduces the nameless narrator as he reflects on his difficult childhood during the 1950s with a mixture of tenderness and anguish. Growing up with emotionally aloof, divorced parents, and forced to endure ridicule from his unrelenting sister and schoolmates, he tries to escape his feelings of self-consciousness and alienation by immersing himself in literature, art, and his fantastic imagination. As he strives to cultivate intimate, enduring friendships with both peers and mentors, he becomes aware of his yearning to be loved by the men in his life, and struggles with the guilt and shame of accepting who he is. Written with lyrical delicacy and extraordinary power, A Boy's Own Story is a triumph.
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Add this copy of A Boy's Own Story to cart. $3.69, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Plume Books.
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Add this copy of A Boy's Own Story to cart. $4.00, very good condition, Sold by Books N Stuff rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from OPELIKA, AL, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Quality Paperback Book Club.
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Fine unmarked, no spine creases, rear cover corner crease. (a Plume Book) A novel of adolescent sexuality with many shocks of recognition for the reader. Bright tight clean unread copy. 5-1/4 x 8, 218 pp.
Add this copy of A Boy's Own Story to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by Robinson Street Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Binghamton, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by Plume.
