num_pages: 311
description: Richard Garay lives alone with his mother, hiding his sexuality from her and from those around him. Stifled by a job he despises, he finds himself willing to take considerable risks. Set in Argentina in a time of great change, The Story of the Night is a powerful and moving novel about a man who, as the Falklands War is fought and lost, finds his own way to emerge into the world.
language: English
title: The Story of the Night
titlecomplete: The Story of the Night
genres: Fiction, Historical, Queer, LGBT, Gay Fiction, Novels, Irish Literature, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Gay
ratings_count: 2612
places: Argentina
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Ferro-Grumley Award
category: Gay Fiction, awardedAt: 883641600000
name: The Publishing Triangle Award
category: The Ferro-Grumley Awards
publisher: Picador