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The Story of the Night

Book ID
126194924
Publisher
Picador
Tongue
English
Weight
1020 KB
Category
Standards

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✦ Synopsis

A daring and deeply moving novel set in Argentina in the time of the Generals - a time when the streets are empty at night, and people have trained themselves not to see.

Richard Garay lives with his mother, hiding his sexuality from her and from society. Stifled by his job, Richard is willing to take chances, both sexually and professionally.
But Argentina is changing, and as his country edges toward peace, Richard tentatively begins a love affair.
The result is a powerful, brave, and poignant novel of sex, death, and the diffculties of connecting one's inner life with the outside world.

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