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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Gay and Lesbian Perspectives
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Gay and lesbian perspectives.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface ... ... ... ... ... ... ix; Foreword ... ... ... ... ... . . xiii; Acknowledgements. ... ... xvi; Credits and Permissions ... ... ... . xix; Chapter 1 My Beautiful Beach ... ... . . 1. |
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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. |
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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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Glaskin, G. M. (Gerald Marcus), 1923-2000.
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Glaskin, G. M. (Gerald Marcus), 1923-2000. |
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Glaskin, Gerald Marcus, 1923-2000. |
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Authors, Australian -- Biography.
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Authors, Australian -- Biography. |
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Authors, Australian. |
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Homosexuality and literature -- Australia -- History.
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Homosexuality and literature. |
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Australia. |
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History. |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Burbidge, John, author. Dare me! 9781921867743 (OCoLC)829373112 |
| ISBN |
9781921867736 (electronic book) |
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1921867736 (electronic book) |
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9781921867743 |
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1921867744 |
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