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Complex love triangle amidst war's introspective backdrop.
The Charioteer resonates with the quiet strength found in times of personal and global conflict. Mary Renault beautifully weaves a tale of love, identity, and the challenges of authenticity. If you're seeking a thoughtful exploration of relationships set against the profound moral landscape of WWII, this book's layers of emotional depth and historical context could offer you a deeply rewarding read.
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ISBN: 9780375714184
Authors:
Mary Renault
Publisher: Vintage Books
Date of Publication: 2003-05-13
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.12
(rated by 6159 readers)
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After enduring an injury at Dunkirk during World War II, Laurie Odell is sent to a rural veterans’ hospital in England to convalesce. There he befriends the young, bright Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. As they find solace and companionship together in the idyllic surroundings of the hospital, their friendship blooms into a discreet, chaste romance. Then one day, Ralph Lanyon, a mentor from Laurie’s schoolboy days, suddenly reappears in Laurie’s life, and draws him into a tight-knit social circle of world-weary gay men. Laurie is forced to choose between the sweet ideals of innocence and the distinct pleasures of experience. Originally published in the United States in 1959, The Charioteer is a bold, unapologetic portrayal of male homosexuality during World War II that stands with Gore Vidal’s The City and the Pillar and Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin Stories as a monumental work in gay literature.
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Complex love triangle amidst war's introspective backdrop.
The Charioteer resonates with the quiet strength found in times of personal and global conflict. Mary Renault beautifully weaves a tale of love, identity, and the challenges of authenticity. If you're seeking a thoughtful exploration of relationships set against the profound moral landscape of WWII, this book's layers of emotional depth and historical context could offer you a deeply rewarding read.
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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