The farewell symphony : a novel
(Book)
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
Format
Book
ISBN
0679434771, 9780679434771, 9780679754763, 0679754768, 0676549020, 9780676549027
Physical Desc
413 pages ; 24 cm
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Headquarters Library - Adult Fiction | FICTION WHITE,E | In |
Cone Park Branch - Adult Fiction | FICTION WHITE,E | In |
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
Language
English
ISBN
0679434771, 9780679434771, 9780679754763, 0679754768, 0676549020, 9780676549027
Notes
Description
"Named for the work by Haydn in which the instrumentalists leave the stage one after another until only a single violin remains playing, this is the story of a man who has outlived most of his friends. Having reached the six-month anniversary of his lover's death, he embarks on a journey of remembrance that will recount his struggle to become a writer and his discovery of what it means to be a gay man. His witty, conversational narrative transports us from the 1960s to the near present, from starkly erotic scenes in the back rooms of New York clubs to episodes of rarefied hilarity in the salons of Paris to moments of family truth in the American Midwest. Along the way, a breathtaking variety of personal connections--and near misses--slowly builds an awareness of the transformative power of genuine friendship, of love and loss, culminating in an indelible experience with a dying man. And as the flow of memory carries us across time, space and society, one man's magnificently realized story grows to encompass an entire generation." -- Amazon.com
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
White, E. (1997). The farewell symphony: a novel . Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)White, Edmund, 1940-. 1997. The Farewell Symphony: A Novel. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)White, Edmund, 1940-. The Farewell Symphony: A Novel Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)White, Edmund. The Farewell Symphony: A Novel Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
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