John Irving In One Person A Novel 2013 Black Swan 2013
This listing is for In One Person A Novel by John Irving (2013) — Book — EAN/ISBN 9780552778442.
Synopsis
<p>A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, <i>In One Person</i> is a story of unfulfilled love - tormented, funny, and affecting - and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character, tells the tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a 'sexual suspect', a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 - in his landmark novel of 'terminal cases'<i>, The World According to Garp</i>. <p>His most political novel since <i>The Cider House Rules</i> and <i>A Prayer for Owen Meany</i>, John Irving's <i>In One Person</i> is a poignant tribute to Billy's friends and lovers - a theatrical cast of characters who defy category and convention. Not least, <i>In One Person</i> is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself 'worthwhile'.</p>