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1 online resource |
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Gay and Lesbian Perspectives |
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Gay and lesbian perspectives.
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| Contents |
Preface ... ix; Foreword ... xiii; Acknowledgements. ... xvi; Credits and Permissions ... xix; Chapter 1 My Beautiful Beach ... 1 |
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Chapter 2 A Touch of Class ... 14Chapter 3 Gerald in Wonderland ... 33; Chapter 4 The Managing Elder Brother. ... 63; Chapter 5 A Singapore Fling. ... 91; Chapter 6 Dear 'Old Thing' ... 109; Chapter 7 Going Dutch. ... 133; Chapter 8 Writer in Search of a Cause ... 160 |
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Chapter 9 Love ... 186Chapter 10 Loneliness. ... 213; Chapter 11 Tilting at Windmills. ... 231; Chapter 12 An Egyptian Nomarch. ... 261; Chapter 13 Don't Go West, Young Man. ... 283; Chapter 14 Home, if Not Hosed. ... 306; The Major Published Works of Gerald Marcus Glaskin ... 311 |
| Summary |
Gerald Glaskin (1923-2000) pushed the boundaries of acceptability in what he wrote and how he wrote it. His 20 major publications - novels, short stories, travelogues, memoirs, plays, and more - tackled such taboo subjects as homosexuality, incest, and parapsychology. In the aftermath of World War II, Glaskin challenged white Australians to re-examine their attitudes toward Asians and Aboriginal people; and his 1965 novel, No End to the Way - initially banned in his home country - was groundbreaking in its frank and honest portrayal of a homosexual relationship. Outside Australia, Glaskin's bo |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Glaskin, G. M. (Gerald Marcus), 1923-2000
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| SUBJECT |
Glaskin, G. M. (Gerald Marcus), 1923-2000 fast |
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Authors, Australian -- Biography
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Gay authors -- Australia -- Biography
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Homosexuality and literature -- Australia -- History
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Gay authors
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Authors, Australian
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Homosexuality and literature
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Australia
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collective biographies.
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History
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781921867736 |
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1921867736 |
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