The Charioteer
Author(s): Mary Renault
Injured at Dunkirk, Laurie Odell, a young corporal, is recovering at a rural veterans' hospital. There he meets Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly, and the men find solace in their covert friendship. Then Ralph Lanyon appears, a mentor from Laurie's schooldays. Through him, Laurie is drawn into a tight-knit circle of gay men for whom liaisons are fleeting and he is forced to choose between the ideals of a perfect friendship and the pleasures of experience. First published in 1953, The Charioteer is a a tender, intelligent coming-of-age novel and a bold, unapologetic portrayal of homosexuality that stands with Gore Vidal's The City and the Pillar and James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room as a landmark work in gay literature.
General Information
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- : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
- : Sphere
- : 0.3
- : 01 October 2013
- : 198mm X 126mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 November 2013
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Mary Renault
- : 1113
- : 352
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