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1	The Indian Clerk more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist Based on the remarkable true story of the strange and ultimately tragic relationship between an esteemed British mathematician and an unknown mathematical genius, this brilliant new novel transforms this bit of history into an emotional and spell-binding story. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist Alan Turing helped break the Nazis' Enigma code and became a champion of artificial intelligence. An openly gay man, he was sentenced to chemical castration and committed suicide. Leavitt portrays Turing in all his humanity--his eccentricities, his brilliance, his fatal candor. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.04! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	While England Sleeps more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist A departure from David Leavitt's usual domestic and very American novels, WHILE ENGLAND SLEEPS is a heartfelt gay love story set in Europe. It chronicles the romance between English writer Brian Botsford and Communist activist Edward Phelan. Botsford regards his homosexuality as a mere phase; his ambivalence about the affair drives Phelan away, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	In Maremma: Life and a House in Southern Tuscany more books like this by David Leavitt, Mark Mitchell add to wishlist In 1997, David Leavitt and his partner, Mark Mitchell, purchased a singularly unglamorous old house, in a part of Tuscany where tourists never go. The place was a wreck; it had been abandoned for two decades, and the lower floor had housed livestock. However, there were two acres of olive trees, a creek on the property, and plenty of potential. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Florence, a Delicate Case more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist The third in the critically acclaimed Writer and the City Series--in which some of the world's finest novelists reveal the secrets of the cities they know best--"Florence" is a lively account of expatriate life in the "city of the lily." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Page Turner more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist Paul Porterfield, a young pianist, turns the pages for Richard Kennington, a celebrity musician, and the two begin a summer affair. Their involvement is complicated by Paul's mother's crush on Richard, and by a return to the city where things go sour. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Family Dancing more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist These nine stories--David Leavitt's first collection--explore the themes of isolation, alienation, and a search for security that permeate all Leavitt's works. Many of them involve divorce, illness, gay sons, faithless lovers, and generational conflict. Titles include "Territory," "The Lost Cottage," "Danny in Transit," "Out Here," and the tender ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Collected Stories more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist From the celebrated author of "The Lost Language of Cranes" and "While England Sleeps" comes an important literary event: the complete collected short fiction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Lost Language of Cranes more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist 216X135MM.352PP.DEL 9/86 FOR EXPORT SALES.U.S. EDIT. SHEETS AVIAL FOR OFFSETTING END 7/86.(PW ESTIMATES DUTCH SALES 500).6/8/86.(23/7/86).(13/8/86 see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Martin Bauman: Or, a Sure Thing more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist Leavitt's sharp novel is a multilayered dissection of literary and sexual mores in the get-ahead 80s. Talented freshman Martin Bauman, 19, wins a place under the tutelage of the legendary Stanley Flint, a man who makes or breaks careers with the flick of a weary hand. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Arkansas: Three Novellas more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist These three novellas include "The Term-Paper Artist," an audaciously autobiographical tale about a disgraced gay writer named David Leavitt who turns to writing term papers in exchange for sex; "The Wooden Anniversary," about a couple at a cooking school in Tuscany--characters (Celia and Nathan) who have appeared in previous Leavitt stories; and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Marble Quilt more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist The nine stories in this collection focus on AIDS-related themes, Oscar Wilde and his circle, and the contemporary dilemmas of gay men in committed relationships. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13	A Place I've Never Been: 2stories more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist A collection of ten stories which explore the joys and agonies of love and friendship. Each of the stories illuminates a dark corner of human existance. Some are amusing and some are tragic. The author also wrote "Family Dancing", "The Lost Language of Cranes" and "Equal Affections". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Florence (the Writer & the City) by David Leavitt add to wishlist 'Florence is the only European city I can think of whose most famous citizens, at least in the last 150 years or so, have all been foreigners.' Thus David Leavitt writes in this lively account of expatriate life in the city of the lily. His narrative begins by asking why Florence has always proven to be such a popular destination for suicides, ... see all copies from $2.88! new only from $11.48! \| first editions
15 view cover	Pages Passed from Hand to Hand: The Hidden Tradition of Homosexual Literature in English from 1748 to 1914 more books like this by Mark Mitchell, MSc (Editor), David Leavitt (Editor) add to wishlist An anthology of gay fiction written before 1914, including extracts from work by Melville, Wilde, Beardsley, Lawrence, Henry James, E.F. Benson, and Walter Pater. Before E.M. Forster's "Maurice", a number of novels and stories carried coded portraits of homosexuals and homosexuality. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.47! \| first editions
16	While England Sleeps: 2a Novel more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist A chronicle of a love affair set against the backdrop of pre-war London. Brian, a young writer, attends an International Brigade meeting for the Spanish Civil War in a church basement near Hammersmith tube. There he meets and fall in love with Stephen, an Irish employee of the London Underground. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Equal Affections more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist An elaboration of some of David Leavitt's early stories, EQUAL AFFECTIONS--his second novel--is about the family of a woman, Louise Cooper, who is dying of cancer. The family has other problems: Nat, Louise's husband, is having an affair; her daughter April, a lesbian with a thriving career as a singer, finds herself pregnant; and her son, Danny, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Italian pleasures more books like this by David Leavitt, Mark Mitchell add to wishlist Evoking the pleasure of Italy in 50 short pieces, two expatriates discuss their new homeland and their favourite things such as: iced cappuccino; umbrella pines; window shopping; pasta shapes, and many other pleasures. Included are 17 excerpts from their favourite writers to compliment the essays. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
19	Stop, Look & Write more books like this by David A. Sohn, Hart D. Leavitt add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
20 view cover	The Body of Jonah Boyd more books like this by David Leavitt add to wishlist Hilarious and scorching, Leavitt's first novel in four years is a tribute to the power of home, the lure of success, the mystery of originality, and, above all, the sisterhood of secretaries. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21	The writer's eye. more books like this by Hart Day Leavitt, David A. Sohn add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
22	New Orleans, America's International City: A Contemporary Portrait more books like this by Mel Leavitt, David H. Jones add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.25! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Stories of David Leavitt by David Leavitt add to wishlist This is a complete collection of moving, elegant and often witty short stories from one of America's most respected writers. Here, David Leavitt covers a range of challenging themes such as illness, grief and betrayal with his inimitable graceful touch. He takes the reader from Switzerland to San Francisco, and from a young man's attempt to ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $11.99! \| first editions
24 view cover	Gay Short Stories, the Penguin Book of more books like this by Various, David Leavitt (Editor), Mark Mitchell (Editor) add to wishlist Thirty-nine stories from the turn of the century to the age of AIDS illuminate the common ground of the gay male experience--and its astonishing diversity. Written by an array of men and women, both gay and straight, this collection includes some exciting never-before published pieces. "Superb".--Lambda Book Report. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00!
25 view cover	Pages Passed Hand CL: Avail in Pa more books like this by Mark Mitchell (Editor), David Leavitt (Editor) add to wishlist This fascinating book is the first to explore the texts that circulated before the genre of "gay fiction" came into being. Including extracts from stories and novels written by such well-known writers as Henry James, Willa Cather, Herman Melville and D.H. Lawrence, "Pages Passed from Hand to Hand" is a valuable contribution to our understanding of ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions

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