In The Land Of Alexander
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.47 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1555831680 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He lives in Arkansas. He is also editor of a Brooke biography simply titled Rupert Brooke, a two-volume gay anthology titled Ode to Boy, a volume titled Edleston: Lord Byron's Boy Poems, and other works. . Keith Hale is editor of Friends & Apostles: The Correspondence of Rupert Brooke and James Strachey, 1905-1914, published by Yale University Press, and author of the novels Cody and What Daniel Did with His Life, both available from Watersgreen House
In the Land of Alexander is a fount of information about gay life in Eastern Europe." - John Hammond, The New York Native"Hale's lively writing and close eye for details turn this travel guide into a fine-tuned story that is hard to put down." - Douglas A. Mendini, Lambda Book Report"Hale isn't your typical diarist. Everyone who borrows it says the same thing: they're ready to run off to Eastern Europe and Asia Minor. In the Land of Alexander offers an ideal armchair journey." - Aaron Travis, Inches"A balance of cultural and historical insights, useful tips for gay travelers, and Hale's highly readable and often amusing first-person experiences." - Our World"Hale writes about
In the summer of 1989, Keith Hale set out to discover the gay life and culture of Eastern Europe and Turkey, a region not known for its gay movement. This unusual travelogue combines historical and cultural insights with first-hand experiences. His book is of special interest given the dramatic changes that occurred in the Balkans soon after his visit.. to have a distinct personality, Hale finds each of the countries he visited to have a unique appeal for the gay traveler. Just as Edmund White, in States of Desire, found each city in the U.S
An Impressive Tour This is a fascinating and most curious work, a kind of time-capsule for the study of the period. It is a journal-like report of Hale's travels in 1989 taking him from Vienna to Hungary, south through Yugoslavia, into Greece and then Turkey, and then back to Greece. I read it with great interest as I lived in this part of the world for about 5 years. It was a pleasure to see it again from the eyes of . A Customer said unique. I've never seen a travel book quite like this one. I enjoyed the adventures and the writer's voice.