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A powerful story of sexual awakening during the Second World War from the noted memorist and critic. InMy Queer War, James Lord tells the story of a young man's exposure to the terrors, dislocations, and horrors of armed conflict. In 1942, a timid, inexperienced twenty-one-year-old Lord reports to Atlantic City, New Jersey, to enlist in the U.S. Army. His career in the armed forces takes him to Nevada, California, Boston, England, and, eventually, France and Germany, where he witnesses firsthand the ravages of total war on Europe's land and on its people. Along the way he comes to terms with his own sexuality, experiences the thrill of first love and the chill of disillusionment with his fellow man, and in a moment ofgreat rashness makes the acquaintance of the world's most renowned artist, who will show him the way to a new life. My Queer Waris a rich and moving record of one man's maturation in the crucible of the greatest war the world has known. If his war is queer, it is because each man's experience is strange in its own way. His is a story of universal significance and appeal, told by a wry and eloquent observer of the world and of himself. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Unfortunately, Lord's convoluted sentences and general writing style seem self-consciously "intellectual" to me. This undercuts the apparent honesty of the recalled life. Nonetheless, this memoir is a worthwhile read and a rare window into the gay subset of the greatest generation. ( )