Personal dispatches: Writers confront AIDS

Preston, John, editor, Andrew Holleran, Robert Gluck, Michael Bronski, Edmund White et al.

ISBN 10: 0312034121 / ISBN 13: 9780312034122

Published by St. Martin's Press, 1989

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Personal dispatches: Writers confront AIDS
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312034121
• ISBN 13: 9780312034122
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

No sooner had the first generation of gay writers emerged in this country than they found themselves caught up in the violent maelstrom of the AIDS epidemic. Here are their reports from the midst of an ongoing struggle, personal dispatches from the frontlines by some of the most accomplished writers of our time.

Reviews

This affecting anthology reprinting works of gay writers--Andrew Holleran, Edmund White, Robert Gluck and many lesser known authors--reflects the personal and political impact on the gay community and movement of the epidemic. The pieces vary from the lyrical to the polemical, from angry to mystical--and all are bound by a common fear and need to bear witness. Most poignant are accounts of homophobic parents who devotedly nurse their terminally ill "prodigal" children and "buddy" care-givers who themselves are doomed. Preston ( Safe Sex , etc.), who is also infected, demonstrates how self-righteous elements in society use AIDS to attack gay sexuality and how the gay community has reacted with solidarity and support of its victims.
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