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LGBT 20th Century Lit
Posted by editors on Aug 10, 2015 in Uncategorized | 0 comments
As a member of the LGBT community, it is almost taken for granted that I know the forebears of literature for my community. Sadly, though, often lumping all LGBT writers and subjects into one genre means there’s only one place to find any and all LGBT fiction (past and present) in the bookstore. So, I’ve done my research and consider this post an exploration of that section as journey through the 20th century. Maurice – E.M. Forster British author E.M. Forster best known for analyzing the hypocrisy of 20th century England wrote Maurice in 1913-14 after a visit with his friend Edward Carpenter and Carpenter’s lover George Merrill. Forster for his entire life...
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