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Last Watch of the Night: Essays Too Personal and Otherwise

by Paul Monette · 1994

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With Borrowed Time and Becoming a Man-the 1992 National Book Award winner for nonfiction-this collection completes Paul Monette's autobiographical writing. Brimming with outrage yet tender, this is a "remarkable book" (Philadelphia Inquirer).

Subject
biographyhistory
Genre
LGBTgay
Themes
LGBTgendergrief
Setting
1990sUSA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages
Form
essays

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