In the 1960s, David and Nikos, newcomers from New York and Athens, began a life together in London, a partnership that would last forty years. Despite being considered criminals by law for their love, they found acceptance and freedom in the city, where societal conventions felt irrelevant. Their relationship flourished amidst friendships with notable figures like Stephen and Natasha Spender, Francis Bacon, and W. H. Auden, as well as connections to Bloomsbury icons like E. M. Forster. This vibrant social circle opened up new worlds and interconnections that enriched their lives. David Plante has maintained a diary for over fifty years, and this first volume captures his first two decades in London. Through fragments of diaries, notes, sketches, and drawings, he weaves a deeply personal memoir that also serves as a significant cultural history. It offers an intimate portrait of his relationship with Nikos and a luminous depiction of a dynamic community of writers, poets, artists, and thinkers, reflecting the transformative power of love and friendship in a time of great social change.
David Plante Ordine dei libri (cronologico)
Questo autore esamina lo spirituale in una varietà di contesti, in particolare nell'ambiente di grandi famiglie cattoliche della classe operaia di origine francocanadese. I suoi personaggi maschili vanno da apertamente gay a sessualmente ambigui e in preda a dubbi. Le sue opere, spesso considerate 'uno scrittore per scrittori', esplorano la vita spirituale e sono frequentemente viste come alta storia culturale. Il suo voluminoso diario è conservato nella Berg Collection della New York Public Library.
