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Forgetting Elena - (Vintage International) by  Edmund White (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Forgetting Elena - (Vintage International) by Edmund White (Paperback)

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  • A captivating novel that explores the complexities of social conventions and the desperate yearning for acceptance "An astonishing first novel...uncannily beautiful.
  • About the Author: Edmund White was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1940.
  • 192 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
  • Series Name: Vintage International

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A captivating novel that explores the complexities of social conventions and the desperate yearning for acceptance

"An astonishing first novel...uncannily beautiful." --The New York Times Book Review

On the privileged island community where Forgetting Elena takes place, manners are everything. Or so it seems to White's excruciatingly self-conscious young narrator who desperately wants to be accepted in this world where everything from one's bathroom habits to the composition of "spontaneous" poetry is subject to rigid conventions.



About the Author



Edmund White was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1940. His fiction includes the autobiographical trilogy A Boy's Own Story, The Beautiful Room Is Empty, and The Farewell Symphony, as well as Caracole, Forgetting Elena, Nocturnes for the King of Naples, and Skinned Alive, a collection of short stories. He is also the author of a highly acclaimed biography of Jean Genet, a short study of Proust, a travel book about gay America--States of Desire--and Our Paris. He is an officer of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and teaches at Princeton University. He lives in New York City.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.02 Inches (H) x 5.22 Inches (W) x .59 Inches (D)
Weight: .51 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 192
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Series Title: Vintage International
Publisher: Vintage
Format: Paperback
Author: Edmund White
Language: English
Street Date: October 4, 1994
TCIN: 91627218
UPC: 9780679755739
Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-7580
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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