num_pages: 72
description: A collection of lyrical writings provides a tribute to the author's enduring friendship with Robert Mapplethorpe and describes the late artist's coming of age, relationship with Sam Wagstaff, and battle with AIDS.
language: English
title: The Coral Sea
titlecomplete: The Coral Sea
genres: Biography, American, Poetry, Music, Memoir, Nonfiction, Female Authors, Art, 20th Century, Photography
ratings_count: 1910
publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc