{"product_id":"my-queer-war-paperback","title":"My Queer War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Lord\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful story of sexual awakening during the Second World War, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Queer War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, from the noted \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ememoirist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and critic James Lord tells the story of a young man's exposure to the terrors, dislocations, and horrors of armed conflict.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1942, a timid, inexperienced twenty-one-year-old Lord reports to Atlantic City, New Jersey, to enlist in the U.S. Army. His career in the armed forces takes him to Nevada, California, Boston, England, and, eventually, France and Germany, where he witnesses firsthand the ravages of total war on Europe's land and on its people. Along the way he comes to terms with his own sexuality, experiences the thrill of first love and the chill of disillusionment with his fellow man, and in a moment of great rashness makes the acquaintance of the world's most renowned artist, who will show him the way to a new life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Queer War \u003c\/i\u003eis a rich and moving record of one man's maturation in the crucible of the greatest war the world has known. If his war is queer, it is because each man's experience is strange in its own way. His is a story of universal significance and appeal, told by a wry and eloquent observer of the world and of himself.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Lord\u003c\/b\u003e's books include \u003ci\u003eA Giacometti Portrait\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1965, and \u003ci\u003eGiacometti: A Biography \u003c\/i\u003e(FSG, 1985), which was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and \u003ci\u003eMythic Giacometti \u003c\/i\u003e(FSG, 2003). He died in 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 10, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762296258848,"sku":"9780374532758","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8c86f23d3ae988a8622b8952d055de08.webp?v=1780218894","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/my-queer-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}