| My Father and Myself Revised Edition Contributor(s): Ackerley, J. R. (Author), Auden, W. H. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0940322129 ISBN-13: 9780940322127 Publisher: New York Review of Books OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1999 Annotation: When his father died, J. R. Ackerley was shocked to discover that he had led a secret life. And after Ackerley himself died, he left a surprise of his own--this coolly considered, unsparingly honest account of his quest to find out the whole truth about the man who had always eluded him in life. But Ackerley's pursuit of his father is also an exploration of the self, making "My Father and Myself" a pioneering record, at once sexually explicit and emotionally charged, of life as a gay man. This witty, sorrowful, and beautiful book is a classic of twentieth-century memoir. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Lgbt - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 99014566 |
| Series: Nyrb Classics S |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 4.94" W x 7.95" (0.70 lbs) 280 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Gay |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When his father died, J. R. Ackerley was shocked to discover that he had led a secret life. And after Ackerley himself died, he left a surprise of his own--this coolly considered, unsparingly honest account of his quest to find out the whole truth about the man who had always eluded him in life. But Ackerley's pursuit of his father is also an exploration of the self, making My Father and Myself a pioneering record, at once sexually explicit and emotionally charged, of life as a gay man. This witty, sorrowful, and beautiful book is a classic of twentieth-century memoir. |