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Last Watch of the Night  Essays Too Personal and Otherwise

Last Watch of the Night Essays Too Personal and Otherwise Paperback - 1995

by Monette, Paul

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This collection of essays constitutes the third volume of National Book Award winner Paul Monette's autobiographical writings. Among the pieces featured are Monette's portrait of his dog as they endure loss together, an atheist's appreciation of the saintliness of a priest, and a rumination on what it's like to be gay and lesbian today.

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Mariner Books. Very Good. 1995. Paperback. 0156002027 . Very good paperback with minimal shelfwear. Text is clean and pages are straight. ; 8.98 X 5.44 X 0.97 inches; 309 pages .
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  • Title Last Watch of the Night Essays Too Personal and Otherwise
  • Author Monette, Paul
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Softcover Editio
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 320
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mariner Books, San Diego, CA
  • Date 1995
  • Features Bibliography
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 40135
  • ISBN 9780156002028 / 0156002027
  • Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.06 x 5.99 x 0.78 in (23.01 x 15.21 x 1.98 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Gay
    • Topical: AIDS
    • Topical: Lgbt
  • Library of Congress subjects Gay men's writings, Gay men - United States
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Summary

With Borrowed Time and Becoming a Man-the 1992 National Book Award winner for nonfiction-this collection completes Paul Monette’s autobiographical writing. Brimming with outrage yet tender, this is a “remarkable book” (Philadelphia Inquirer).

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  • New York Times, 11/12/1995, Page 64
  • Publishers Weekly, 05/08/1995, Page 0