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Love, sex, and anti-fascist politics, ca. 1937

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|Date: March 25, 2019
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Love, sex, and anti-fascist politics, ca. 1937

A pleasant surprise after putting off trying to read the book for nearly a quarter of a century, was that ...

A pleasant surprise after putting off trying to read the book for nearly a quarter of a century, was that David Leavitt’s (1993, 1995) novel While England Sleeps was much more absorbing than I expecte ...

March 25, 2019
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David Leavitt’s novel of American expatriates in the 1940s is credible and interesting

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|Date: September 24, 2013
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David Leavitt’s novel of American expatriates in the 1940s is credible and interesting

The Two Hotel Francforts by David Leavitt Published by Bloomsbury Published October 15, 2003 Fiction (his ...

The Two Hotel Francforts by David Leavitt Published by Bloomsbury Published October 15, 2003 Fiction (histocial) 272 pgs. • Find on Amazon.com Reviewed by Stephen O. Murray September 24, 2013 ...

September 24, 2013
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“The Marble Quilt” is mixed bag but not David Leavitt playing it safe

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|Date: September 19, 2007
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“The Marble Quilt” is mixed bag but not David Leavitt playing it safe

The Marble Quilt by David Leavitt Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Published September 21, 2001 Fic ...

The Marble Quilt by David Leavitt Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Published September 21, 2001 Fiction (short stories) 256 pgs. • Find on Amazon.com Reviewed by Stephen O. Murray September 19, ...

September 19, 2007
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An excellent screen adaptation of The Page Turner

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|Date: June 10, 2004
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An excellent screen adaptation of The Page Turner

Food of Love Directed by Ventura Pons Written by David Leavitt and Ventura Pons Released February 1, 2002 ...

Food of Love Directed by Ventura Pons Written by David Leavitt and Ventura Pons Released February 1, 2002 in Spain (U.S. Premier: Utah Pride Gay and Lesbian Film Fest, January 2003) Drama (romance) 11 ...

June 10, 2004
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David Leavitt in San Francisco and on “Florence”

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|Date: May 21, 2004
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David Leavitt in San Francisco and on “Florence”

At A Different Light bookstore, on Castro Street in San Francisco, I sat beside David Leavitt’s sister—wh ...

At A Different Light bookstore, on Castro Street in San Francisco, I sat beside David Leavitt’s sister—who told me she changed his diapers when he was a baby and that she and her daughter thought Davi ...

May 21, 2004
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Lyrical self-hatred: Andrew Holleran’s mopey The Beauty of Men

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|Date: July 08, 2001
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Lyrical self-hatred: Andrew Holleran’s mopey The Beauty of Men

The Beauty of Men by Andrew Holleran Published by William Morrow & Co Published June 1996 Fiction 272 ...

The Beauty of Men by Andrew Holleran Published by William Morrow & Co Published June 1996 Fiction 272 pgs. • Find on Amazon.com Reviewed by Stephen O. Murray July 8, 2001 ...

July 08, 2001
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David Leavitt in San Francisco in 2000

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|Date: September 29, 2000
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David Leavitt in San Francisco in 2000

September 29, 2000. Although I have seen/heard him before, I was very impressed by David Leavitt’s readin ...

September 29, 2000. Although I have seen/heard him before, I was very impressed by David Leavitt’s reading at A Different Light of the opening of Martin Baumann. ...

September 29, 2000
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David Leavitt’s “The Page Turner” deals, once again, with fame, talent, and art

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|Date: October 20, 1999
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David Leavitt’s “The Page Turner” deals, once again, with fame, talent, and art

The Page Turner by David Leavitt Published by Houghton Mifflin Company Published January 1, 1998 Fiction ...

The Page Turner by David Leavitt Published by Houghton Mifflin Company Published January 1, 1998 Fiction 244 pgs. • Find on Amazon.com Reviewed by Stephen O. Murray October 20, 1999. ...

October 20, 1999
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David Leavitt breaks out of decorous fiction in “Arkansas”

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|Date: October 21, 1998
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David Leavitt breaks out of decorous fiction in “Arkansas”

Arkansas: Three Novellas by David Leavitt Published by Houghton Mifflin Published April 3, 1997 Literatur ...

Arkansas: Three Novellas by David Leavitt Published by Houghton Mifflin Published April 3, 1997 Literature (anthology) 198 pgs. • Find on Amazon.com Reviewed by Stephen O. Murray October 21, 1998. ...

October 21, 1998
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