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Edmund White: The Farewell Symphony
This final book of Edmund White's trilogy about gay life in New York provides gossip, tragedy and, of course, brilliant writing.
By Michael Silverblatt • • 30m ListenThe Farewell Symphony (Knopf), the final book of Edmund White's trilogy about gay life in New York, provides gossip, tragedy and, of course, brilliant writing. But is it a novel? The author explores the perils and peculiarities of the form.
