Dare me! : the life and work of Gerald Glaskin /
Burbidge, John,
Dare me! : the life and work of Gerald Glaskin / John Burbidge. - 1 online resource - Gay and Lesbian Perspectives . - Gay and lesbian perspectives. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface ... ix; Foreword ... xiii; Acknowledgements. ... xvi; Credits and Permissions ... xix; Chapter 1 My Beautiful Beach ... 1. Chapter 2 A Touch of Class ... 14Chapter 3 Gerald in Wonderland ... 33; Chapter 4 The Managing Elder Brother. ... 63; Chapter 5 A Singapore Fling. ... 91; Chapter 6 Dear 'Old Thing' ... 109; Chapter 7 Going Dutch. ... 133; Chapter 8 Writer in Search of a Cause ... 160. Chapter 9 Love ... 186Chapter 10 Loneliness. ... 213; Chapter 11 Tilting at Windmills. ... 231; Chapter 12 An Egyptian Nomarch. ... 261; Chapter 13 Don't Go West, Young Man. ... 283; Chapter 14 Home, if Not Hosed. ... 306; The Major Published Works of Gerald Marcus Glaskin ... 311.
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Gerald Glaskin (1923-2000) pushed the boundaries of acceptability in what he wrote and how he wrote it. His 20 major publications - novels, short stories, travelogues, memoirs, plays, and more - tackled such taboo subjects as homosexuality, incest, and parapsychology. In the aftermath of World War II, Glaskin challenged white Australians to re-examine their attitudes toward Asians and Aboriginal people; and his 1965 novel, No End to the Way - initially banned in his home country - was groundbreaking in its frank and honest portrayal of a homosexual relationship. Outside Australia, Glaskin's bo.
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2011.
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Glaskin, G. M. 1923-2000.
Glaskin, G. M. 1923-2000
Authors, Australian--Biography.
Gay authors--Australia--Biography.
Homosexuality and literature--History.--Australia
Écrivains australiens--Biographies.
Écrivains homosexuels--Australie--Biographies.
Homosexualité et littérature--Histoire.--Australie
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Gay authors.
Authors, Australian.
Homosexuality and literature.
Australia.
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
CT2808.A33
A823.3
Dare me! : the life and work of Gerald Glaskin / John Burbidge. - 1 online resource - Gay and Lesbian Perspectives . - Gay and lesbian perspectives. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface ... ix; Foreword ... xiii; Acknowledgements. ... xvi; Credits and Permissions ... xix; Chapter 1 My Beautiful Beach ... 1. Chapter 2 A Touch of Class ... 14Chapter 3 Gerald in Wonderland ... 33; Chapter 4 The Managing Elder Brother. ... 63; Chapter 5 A Singapore Fling. ... 91; Chapter 6 Dear 'Old Thing' ... 109; Chapter 7 Going Dutch. ... 133; Chapter 8 Writer in Search of a Cause ... 160. Chapter 9 Love ... 186Chapter 10 Loneliness. ... 213; Chapter 11 Tilting at Windmills. ... 231; Chapter 12 An Egyptian Nomarch. ... 261; Chapter 13 Don't Go West, Young Man. ... 283; Chapter 14 Home, if Not Hosed. ... 306; The Major Published Works of Gerald Marcus Glaskin ... 311.
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Gerald Glaskin (1923-2000) pushed the boundaries of acceptability in what he wrote and how he wrote it. His 20 major publications - novels, short stories, travelogues, memoirs, plays, and more - tackled such taboo subjects as homosexuality, incest, and parapsychology. In the aftermath of World War II, Glaskin challenged white Australians to re-examine their attitudes toward Asians and Aboriginal people; and his 1965 novel, No End to the Way - initially banned in his home country - was groundbreaking in its frank and honest portrayal of a homosexual relationship. Outside Australia, Glaskin's bo.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9781921867736 (electronic bk.) 1921867736 (electronic bk.)
Glaskin, G. M. 1923-2000.
Glaskin, G. M. 1923-2000
Authors, Australian--Biography.
Gay authors--Australia--Biography.
Homosexuality and literature--History.--Australia
Écrivains australiens--Biographies.
Écrivains homosexuels--Australie--Biographies.
Homosexualité et littérature--Histoire.--Australie
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Gay authors.
Authors, Australian.
Homosexuality and literature.
Australia.
Electronic books.
collective biographies.
History.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
CT2808.A33
A823.3