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Borrowed Time

An AIDS Memoir

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"An eloquent testimonial to the power of love and the devastation of loss" from the National Book Award–winning author of Becoming a Man ( Publishers Weekly).In 1974, Paul Monette met Roger Horwitz, the man with whom he would share more than a decade of his life. In 1986, Roger died of complications from AIDS. Borrowed Time traces this love story from start to tragic finish. At a time when the ... Read more

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"An eloquent testimonial to the power of love and the devastation of loss" from the National Book Award–winning author of Becoming a Man ( Publishers Weekly).In 1974, Paul Monette met Roger Horwitz, the man with whom he would share more than a decade of his life. In 1986, Roger died of complications from AIDS. Borrowed Time traces this love story from start to tragic finish. At a time when the
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Becoming a Man

Half a Life Story

by Paul Monette ...

The National Book Award–winning coming-out memoir. "One of the most complex, moral, personal, and political books to have been written about gay life" ( LA Weekly).Paul Monette grew up all-American, Catholic, overachieving . . . and closeted. As a child of the 1950s, a time when a kid suspected of being a "homo" would routinely be beaten up, Monette kept his secret throughout his adolescence. He ... Read more

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The National Book Award–winning coming-out memoir. "One of the most complex, moral, personal, and political books to have been written about gay life" ( LA Weekly).Paul Monette grew up all-American, Catholic, overachieving . . . and closeted. As a child of the 1950s, a time when a kid suspected of being a "homo" would routinely be beaten up, Monette kept his secret throughout his adolescence. He
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Last Watch of the Night

Essays Too Personal and Otherwise

by Paul Monette ...

Tender and passionate autobiographical essays by the National Book Award–winning author of Becoming a Man."Does it go too fast?" Monette asks about life at the beginning of one piece. The answer is a resounding "yes" for the individuals who populate this stunning work of nonfiction. These ten autobiographical essays memorialize those whose lives have been claimed by AIDS. Following Becoming a Man ... Read more

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Tender and passionate autobiographical essays by the National Book Award–winning author of Becoming a Man."Does it go too fast?" Monette asks about life at the beginning of one piece. The answer is a resounding "yes" for the individuals who populate this stunning work of nonfiction. These ten autobiographical essays memorialize those whose lives have been claimed by AIDS. Following Becoming a Man
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Reflections

The World of Paul Monette

by Paul Monette ...

From an acclaimed memoirist and National Book Award winner: Three groundbreaking works of nonfiction put a human face on the AIDS epidemic.Paul Monette's searing memoirs of growing up, coming out, and losing his beloved partner to AIDS are now available in a single volume.Becoming a Man: This National Book Award–winning memoir follows Monette's childhood. Growing up all-American, Catholic, ... Read more

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From an acclaimed memoirist and National Book Award winner: Three groundbreaking works of nonfiction put a human face on the AIDS epidemic.Paul Monette's searing memoirs of growing up, coming out, and losing his beloved partner to AIDS are now available in a single volume.Becoming a Man: This National Book Award–winning memoir follows Monette's childhood. Growing up all-American, Catholic,
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Afterlife

A Novel

by Paul Monette ...

A powerful exploration of the way AIDS reshapes relationships and livesAfterlife is a haunting and unforgettable story of men facing loss and seeking love, movingly capturing the moment in the 1980s when the AIDS epidemic was completely devastating the American gay community. Here, National Book Award winner Paul Monette depicts three men of various economic and social backgrounds, all with one ... Read more

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A powerful exploration of the way AIDS reshapes relationships and livesAfterlife is a haunting and unforgettable story of men facing loss and seeking love, movingly capturing the moment in the 1980s when the AIDS epidemic was completely devastating the American gay community. Here, National Book Award winner Paul Monette depicts three men of various economic and social backgrounds, all with one
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The Early Novels

Taking Care of Mrs. Carroll, The Gold Diggers, The Long Shot, and Lightfall

by Paul Monette ...

Four novels of humor, sex, mystery, and horror from the National Book Award–winning author of Becoming a Man.Taking Care of Mrs. Carroll: Mrs. Beth Carroll has tragically passed away. Now, it is up to the unlikely team of her lover, Phidias; her houseboy, David; David's ex-boyfriend Rick; and a kitschy former screen goddess to protect Mrs. Carroll's Cape Cod estate from lawyers, greedy developers, ... Read more

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Four novels of humor, sex, mystery, and horror from the National Book Award–winning author of Becoming a Man.Taking Care of Mrs. Carroll: Mrs. Beth Carroll has tragically passed away. Now, it is up to the unlikely team of her lover, Phidias; her houseboy, David; David's ex-boyfriend Rick; and a kitschy former screen goddess to protect Mrs. Carroll's Cape Cod estate from lawyers, greedy developers,
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No Witnesses

Poems

by Paul Monette ...

An enthralling collection of poetry from National Book Award winner Paul Monette"Come, / what can the body do but go on, when / the best of us are eaten from within?" writes Paul Monette in the titular poem. This mixture of doom and determinedness is played out with humor and warmth in Monette's poetry. In this quicksilver collection, his words are in perpetual motion, traveling from the Parthenon ... Read more

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An enthralling collection of poetry from National Book Award winner Paul Monette"Come, / what can the body do but go on, when / the best of us are eaten from within?" writes Paul Monette in the titular poem. This mixture of doom and determinedness is played out with humor and warmth in Monette's poetry. In this quicksilver collection, his words are in perpetual motion, traveling from the Parthenon
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The Long Shot

A Novel

by Paul Monette ...

An unlikely pair races to find a murderer in the hazy underbelly of Los AngelesVivien Cokes and her husband, Jasper, are LA royalty, and they have the lifestyle to prove it. Big parties, a huge mansion in Malibu, and complicated affairs are all part of the package. However, during a morning swim, Vivien makes a discovery that changes her life forever. Smelling smoke, she sees her home in flames, ... Read more

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An unlikely pair races to find a murderer in the hazy underbelly of Los AngelesVivien Cokes and her husband, Jasper, are LA royalty, and they have the lifestyle to prove it. Big parties, a huge mansion in Malibu, and complicated affairs are all part of the package. However, during a morning swim, Vivien makes a discovery that changes her life forever. Smelling smoke, she sees her home in flames,
... Read more
Selected Works

Afterlife; Halfway Home; Love Alone; and West of Yesterday, East of Summer

by Paul Monette ...

Two novels and two collections of poetry, all powerful reflections on the AIDS experience, from the National Book Award–winning author of Becoming a Man.Afterlife: Three men bond after their lovers die of AIDS, all within a week of one another in the same Los Angeles hospital. Each of the men react differently to the situation he's in, but no matter the path each takes, they are all searching for ... Read more

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Two novels and two collections of poetry, all powerful reflections on the AIDS experience, from the National Book Award–winning author of Becoming a Man.Afterlife: Three men bond after their lovers die of AIDS, all within a week of one another in the same Los Angeles hospital. Each of the men react differently to the situation he's in, but no matter the path each takes, they are all searching for
... Read more
Love Alone

Eighteen Elegies for Rog

by Paul Monette ...

Paul Monette's fierce and arresting collection of poems on the death of his partner from AIDSFollowing his partner Roger Horwitz's death from AIDS in 1986, Paul Monette threw himself into these elegies. Writing them, he says, "quite literally kept me alive." Both beautifully written and deeply affecting, every poem is full of anger, sorrow, tenderness, and a palpable sense of grief. With graceful ... Read more

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Paul Monette's fierce and arresting collection of poems on the death of his partner from AIDSFollowing his partner Roger Horwitz's death from AIDS in 1986, Paul Monette threw himself into these elegies. Writing them, he says, "quite literally kept me alive." Both beautifully written and deeply affecting, every poem is full of anger, sorrow, tenderness, and a palpable sense of grief. With graceful
... Read more
Lightfall

A Novel

by Paul Monette ...

In the village of Pitts Landing, true evil can linger for centuriesIt all started with the desperate urging of an internal voice, born from a pulse-pounding nightmare: Run. With that, Iris Ammons felt impelled to leave behind her husband, her children, her job, and her idyllic life. Her motive was never clear to her, just a notion that her entire life had become unfamiliar and that she had to get ... Read more

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In the village of Pitts Landing, true evil can linger for centuriesIt all started with the desperate urging of an internal voice, born from a pulse-pounding nightmare: Run. With that, Iris Ammons felt impelled to leave behind her husband, her children, her job, and her idyllic life. Her motive was never clear to her, just a notion that her entire life had become unfamiliar and that she had to get
... Read more
The Carpenter at the Asylum

Poems

by Paul Monette ...

National Book Award winner Paul Monette's acclaimed first book of poetryOriginally published in 1975, The Carpenter at the Asylum was Monette's first literary success. In this collection of poems, he writes with playfulness and candor of everything from fairy tales to the change of seasons. "All things glitter like fresh milk," he writes in one poem. And indeed, these works pull a sparklingly ... Read more

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National Book Award winner Paul Monette's acclaimed first book of poetryOriginally published in 1975, The Carpenter at the Asylum was Monette's first literary success. In this collection of poems, he writes with playfulness and candor of everything from fairy tales to the change of seasons. "All things glitter like fresh milk," he writes in one poem. And indeed, these works pull a sparklingly
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