num_pages: 304
description: A child of the 1950s from a small New England town perfect Paul earns straight A's and shines in social and literary pursuits all the while keeping a secret -- from himself and the rest of the world. Struggling to be or at least to imitate a straight man through Ivy League halls of privilege and bohemian travels abroad loveless intimacy and unrequited passion Paul Monette was haunted and finally saved by a dream of the thing I'd never even seen: two men in love and laughing.Searingly honest witty and humane Becoming a Man is the definitive coming-out story in the classic coming-of-age genre.
language: English
title: BECOMING MAN
publisher: Perennial