Almost History

by Christopher Bram

Paperback, 1993

Status

Available

Call number

PS3552.R2817 A78 1993

Tags

fiction, historical fiction, gay

Genres

Collections

Your library, University of Pittsburgh

Publication

New York : Plume, ©1992.

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

416 p.; 8.9 inches

ISBN

0452269660 / 9780452269668

Local notes

OCLC = 396

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