Almost History

by Christopher Bram

Paperback, 1994

Status

Available

Call number

PS3552.R2817 A78

Genres

Collection

Your library

Publication

Gay Men's Press (1994), Paperback, 432 pages

Description

In the 1950's, being gay will get a man fired in America's Foreign Service. In the Vietnam War era, a murder in a Philippines jungle village and a Saigon party of on-leave servicemen, Asian gay boys, and rich colonials force Jim Goodall into a dramatic confrontation with himself--From publisher description.

Subjects

Diplomacy Fiction
Gay men Fiction
International relations Fiction
United States Foreign relations 1945-1989 Fiction
historical fiction

Awards

Lambda Literary Award (Nominee — 1992)
Stonewall Book Award (Finalist — Literature — 1993)

Language

English

Original publication date

1992

Physical description

432 p.; 7.8 inches

ISBN

0854491937 / 9780854491933

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