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Synopsis
The Celibate is the story of a young, unnamed ordinand with his mind full of God and his heart closed to love. "An exceptional at its core it combines the sexual with the spiritual."-Sunday Times.
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Review
Michael Arditti's The Celibate is an ambitious work that challenges the standard parameters of the gay novel: although it could be classified as a coming-out tale, the book is more accurately described as the record of a spiritual journey with historical and overtly sexual overtones. Told in the first person, The Celibate is the story of an almost-priest who, after a nervous breakdown, begins dealing with his sexuality, a path that includes hustlers and s&m. The narrator's day job is guiding tourists through Jack the Ripper's crime scenes, and Arditti uses this material to show how the historical and the personal, the spiritual and the political inform one another, giving The Celibate depth and compassion. It is, in essence, a meditation on sex, violence, forgiveness, and faith.
About the Author
Michael Arditti is a novelist, short story writer and critic. His novels are The Celibate (1993), Pagan and her Parents - Pagan’s Father in the USA (1996), Easter (2000), Unity (2005), A Sea Change (2006), The Enemy of the Good (2009), Jubilate (2011) and The Breath of Night (2013). His short story collection, Good Clean Fun was published in 2004. He was awarded a Harold Hyam Wingate scholarship in 2000, a Royal Literary Fund fellowship in 2001, an Oppenheim-John Downes memorial award in 2003, and Arts Council awards in 2004 and 2007. He was the Leverhulme artist in residence at the Freud museum in 2008. His novels have been short- and long-listed for several literary awards and Easter won the inaugural Waterstone’s Mardi Gras award. In 2012 he was awarded an Honorary DLitt by the University of Chester.
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The Celibate, The
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Sinclair-Stevenson: London, England, 1997
ISBN 10: 185619406X
ISBN 13: 9781856194068
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Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR003656757
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THE CELIBATE Paperback Novel (Michael Arditti - 1994)
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. THE CELIBATE Paperback Novel - 1994 - Condition : Very Good. General wear. Seller Inventory # ABE-1712883712865
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The Celibate
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Condition: Very Good. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. With CD! Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # KTG0010692
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The Celibate
Seller: Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Ireland
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Condition: Very Good. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. With CD! Seller Inventory # KTG0010692
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The Celibate, The
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Vintage Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 1994
ISBN 10: 185619406X
ISBN 13: 9781856194068
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Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A young ordinand arrives in London where he finds outcasts, rent boys, fundamentalists, sado-masochists and AIDS. In mounting despair he begins a journey through the underbelly of Victorian society and the Great Plague. As past and present come full circle, he understands the meaning of Passion. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR003212602
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