Edmund White...

venue:   Essential event:   queer up north review date:   Tuesday, 15 May 2007 photos by:   Michael Roberts [ intro | page 1 ]

review

Tonight featured a special appearance from one of America’s greatest living authors. Edmund White’s semi-autobiographical trilogy (A Boy’s Own Story, The Beautiful Room is Empty and The Farewell Symphony) forms one of the definitive chronicles of modern queer life. He’s also been acclaimed for his fiction novels, his short stories, and biographies of Jean Genet and Proust. He’s particularly renowned for writing that combines frankness, poignancy and hilarity, from his memorable tales of coming out to his vivid depictions of living with HIV.

Edmund talked about his life and his books, but also treated us to a special preview of his new novella Chaos in an evening that wasn't to be missed.

Tonight was presented by queerupnorth and Manchester Literature Festival.

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