Charioteer

Injured at Dunkirk, Laurie Odell, a young corporal, is recovering at a rural veterans\' hospital. There he meets Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly, and the men find solace in their covert friendship. Then Ralph Lanyon appears, a mentor from Laurie\'s schooldays. Through him, Laurie is drawn into a tight-knit circle of gay men for whom liaisons are fleeting and he is forced to choose between the ideals of a perfect friendship and the pleasures of experience. First published in 1953, The Charioteer is a a tender, intelligent coming-of-age novel and a bold, unapologetic portrayal of homosexuality that stands with Gore Vidal\'s The City and the Pillar and James Baldwin\'s Giovanni\'s Room as a landmark work in gay literature. Σελίδες: 432, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1112, Διαστάσεις: 19.7x19.7cm