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While England Sleeps

by David Leavitt · 1993

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Leavitt has earned high praise for his empathetic portrayal of human sexuality and the complexities of intimate relationships. In While England Sleeps, available for the first time in two years, he moves beyond precisely controlled domestic drama to create a historical novel, set against the rise of fascism in 1930s Europe, that tells a story of love and the violent chaos of war.

Genre
LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisgaygayMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thisLGBTQ+ romanceLGBTQ+ romanceMore like thisLess of this
Themes
LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
Spanish Civil WarSpanish Civil WarMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisSpainSpainMore like thisLess of thisLondonLondonMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 309 pages

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