No One

by George Bowering
No One
  • ISBN-13: 9781773051505
  • Author(s): George Bowering
  • Subject: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
  • Publisher: Ecw Press
  • Imprint: Ecw Press Digital
  • Publication Date: 22-05-2018
  • Format: Electronic book text

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<p><strong>A risqu&eacute; autobiographical novel that fictionalizes the sexual adventures of the author&rsquo;s youth</strong></p> <p>In 2012, acclaimed writer George Bowering published&nbsp;<em>Pinboy</em>, a fictional memoir of his teenage sexual awakening. With&nbsp;<em>No One</em>, Bowering returns to play with form and fact in this autobiographical novel that continues the narrator&rsquo;s journey in a quest story full of further sexual awakenings as that Pinboy becomes a man.</p> <p>A writer called &ldquo;alert, playful, and questioning&rdquo; by <em>The</em> <em>Globe and Mail</em>, Bowering infuses this work with sexual politics, romantic and social developments, and a backdrop of ancient themes of homesickness and captivity. Readers may delight in the details of the retelling or perhaps they will be browned off. There are no guarantees. The ending will be a pleasant surprise for readers, patient and otherwise.</p>
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<p><strong>A risqu&eacute; autobiographical novel that fictionalizes the sexual adventures of the author&rsquo;s youth</strong></p> <p>In 2012, acclaimed writer George Bowering published&nbsp;<em>Pinboy</em>, a fictional memoir of his teenage sexual awakening. With&nbsp;<em>No One</em>, Bowering returns to play with form and fact in this autobiographical novel that continues the narrator&rsquo;s journey in a quest story full of further sexual awakenings as that Pinboy becomes a man.</p> <p>A writer called &ldquo;alert, playful, and questioning&rdquo; by <em>The</em> <em>Globe and Mail</em>, Bowering infuses this work with sexual politics, romantic and social developments, and a backdrop of ancient themes of homesickness and captivity. Readers may delight in the details of the retelling or perhaps they will be browned off. There are no guarantees. The ending will be a pleasant surprise for readers, patient and otherwise.</p>

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