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Now 91, one of England''s notable book editors examines life, old age and approaching death with astonishing candor in 16 essays distinguished by her spare, direct prose. Athill, does not shy away from uncomfortable subjects: the waning of sexual desire, her qualms about the physical act of dying and her atheism, which deprives her of a comforting belief in the hereafter.A los 91 años, una de las editoras mas notables de Inglaterra reflrexiona sobre la vida, la edad avanzada y la cercania de la muerte con ternura asombrosa en estos dieciseis ensayos, distinguidos por su prosa concisa y directa...

Der Verkehr auf New Yorks Straen, uberfullte Supermarkte, Menschen, die in Ratseln sprechen und Dinge tun, obwohl sie etwas ganz anderes wollen. All das uberfordert Maels Verstand, und ohne die schalldichten Kopfhorer und seine Kamera wurde er seine sichere Wohnung gar nicht erst verlassen. In einer sich taglich verandernden, viel zu schnellen Welt zeigt sie ihm Dinge, die sonst niemand sieht, wie die Stille hinter all dem Larm oder die Schonheit im Kaputten. Wie Luca, der sich nicht fotografieren lassen will, jede Beruhrung furchtet und mit den Handen spricht, wenn ihm die Worte fehlen. Nie war Mael jemand naher und gleichzeitig so fremd, denn Luca ist nicht nur klug und aufmerksam, sondern auch unberechenbar. Voller Traurigkeit und Zweifel, getrieben von scheinbar irrationaler Angst und damit nichts, was Mael begreifen kann. Niemand, in den er sich verlieben sollte. Und doch alles, was er bei sich halten mochte, um dort drauen nicht langer allein uberleben zu mussen.

Quite simply this book is a work of genius Matthew Parris Spectator The second in a major two part anthology uncovering the rich reality of life for queer men in London from the end of the Second World War to decriminalization in 1967 In the 1940s it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war A moral panic ensued centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated Peter Parker s fascinating new compendium explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period whether they were well known figures such as Francis Bacon Joe Orton and Kenneth Williams or living lives of quiet or occasionally rowdy anonymity in pubs clubs more public places of assignation or at home It is rich with letters diaries psychological textbooks novels films plays and police records covering a wide range of viewpoints from those who deplored homosexuality to those who campaigned for its decriminalization This second volume from 1960 to 1967 shows how key elements in British society gradually changed their views on homosexuality resulting in the landmark 1967 act by which it was no longer considered a crime if it took place between adults in private This did not end violence discrimination

Quite simply this book is a work of genius Matthew Parris The Spectator An essential study of post war gay London life one of the best anthologies I have ever read John Self The Observer With it s wide ranging selection generous biographical notes and provocative bibliography Some Men in London is a serious and important contribution to our understanding of Britain up to today Fiona Sampson The Tablet An absolutely extraordinary book about actually what life was like for homosexual men in London in the 1940s and the 1950s It s amazing Dominic Sandbrook The first part of a major new anthology which uncovers the rich reality of life for queer men in London In the 1940s it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war A moral panic ensued centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated In a major new anthology Peter Parker explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period whether they were well known figures such as John Gielgud Chips Channon and E M Forster or living lives of quiet or occasionally rowdy anonymity in pubs clubs more public places of assignation or at home It is rich with letters diaries psychological textbooks novels films plays a