num_pages: 224
description: The extraordinary stories that brought the author a cult following at the age of sixteen.Circulated copies of LeRoy's handwritten notebook pages brought early attention to the then unpublished author. In print for the first time, these loosely connected autobiographical stories describe the harrowing experiences of a young boy's life on the run. From the heartbreaking "Meteor," where he struggles for the attention of his wandering mother, to the paranoia of "Coal"-'Whenever things feel out of control I know the black coal is doing it, and I know what to do, my mom taught me'-to living on the streets of San Francisco in "Natoma Street," JT LeRoy's voice is as lyrical and nuanced as the readers of his acclaimed debut novel Sarah have come to expect. Fresh, raw, and absolutely unforgettable, The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things is sure to establish LeRoy as one of the most compelling voices in contemporary fiction.
language: English
title: The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things
titlecomplete: The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things
genres: Fiction, Dark, Short Stories, Queer, LGBT, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Gay
ratings_count: 5259
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Stonewall Book Award
category: Literature, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Fiction, awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: The Ferro-Grumley Awards Finalist
category: Gay Fiction
publisher: Bloomsbury USA