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Intimate exploration of love and self in upheaval.

"Cleanness" is a beautifully written journey through the emotional landscape of desire, belonging, and self-discovery. For those who appreciate literary depth and poignant storytelling, this book can resonate deeply. It offers a raw, unfiltered glance into relationships and the complexity of human connection nestled against the backdrop of a transforming Sofia, Bulgaria. If you're enticed by narratives that weave personal growth with geopolitical change, this novel will likely speak to you on multiple levels.

  • Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Gay Fiction (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Cleanness

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ISBN: 9781509874637
Authors: Garth Greenwell
Publisher: Picador
Date of Publication: 2020-04-30
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
Related Topics: LGBTQ+, Literature, Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.8
(rated by 8933 readers)

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Sofia, Bulgaria, a landlocked city in southern Europe, stirs with hope and impending upheaval. Soviet buildings crumble, wind scatters sand from the far south, and political protesters flood the streets with song. In this atmosphere of disquiet, an American teacher navigates a life transformed by the discovery and loss of love. As he prepares to leave the place he’s come to call home, he grapples with the intimate encounters that have marked his years abroad, each bearing uncanny reminders of his past. A queer student’s confession recalls his own first love, a stranger’s seduction devolves into paternal sadism, and a romance with a younger man opens, and heals, old wounds. Each echo reveals startling insights about what it means to seek connection: with those we love, with the places we inhabit, and with our own fugitive selves. Cleanness revisits and expands the world of Garth Greenwell’s beloved debut, What Belongs to You, declared ‘an instant classic’ by the New York Times Book Review. In exacting, elegant prose, Greenwell transcribes the strange dialects of desire, cementing his stature as one of our most vital living writers.
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Intimate exploration of love and self in upheaval.

"Cleanness" is a beautifully written journey through the emotional landscape of desire, belonging, and self-discovery. For those who appreciate literary depth and poignant storytelling, this book can resonate deeply. It offers a raw, unfiltered glance into relationships and the complexity of human connection nestled against the backdrop of a transforming Sofia, Bulgaria. If you're enticed by narratives that weave personal growth with geopolitical change, this novel will likely speak to you on multiple levels.

  • Lambda Literary Award Nominee for Gay Fiction (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.