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The Farewell Symphony

Name: The Farewell Symphony
Author: Edmund White
ISBN: 9780099768012

by Edmund White

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Synopsis

Named after Haydn's work, in which the players leave the stage one by one, this completes the story of a gay man in his adult years, through Stonewall riots, the hedonism of the 70s and the ravages of AIDS in the 80s and 90s. It follows A Boy's Own Story and The Beautiful Room is Empty.