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A Place I've Never Been

by David Leavitt · 1990

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A collection of ten stories which explore the joys and agonies of love and friendship. Each of the stories illuminates a dark corner of human existance. Some are amusing and some are tragic. The author also wrote "Family Dancing", "The Lost Language of Cranes" and "Equal Affections".

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Contents:

A place I've never been —

Spouse night —

My marriage to vengeance —

Ayor —

Gravity —

Houses —

When you grow to adultery —

I see London, I see France —

Chips is here —

Roads to Rome.

Genre
gaygayMore like thisLess of thisLGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of this
Themes
LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 208 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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