“Farewell Symphony” ( Eng. The Farewell Symphony ) is a novel by Edmund White , the final part of his autobiographical trilogy, the continuation of the stories “ The Story of a Boy ” and “The Beautiful Room is Empty ” [1] .
| Farewell symphony | |
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| The farewell symphony | |
 Cover for publication in English | |
| Genre | novel |
| Author | Edmund White |
| Original language | English |
| Date of writing | 1997 |
| Date of first publication | |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Contents
The action in the novel covers the time period from the 1960s to the 1990s. This is the story of a gay writer who survived most of his friends, his story about the years of life in New York , Rome and Paris , about the struggle for survival and the quest for recognition. An overview of the cultural life of Manhattan is combined in the novel with backstage scenes of sex and sadomasochism .
Allusions
The name of the novel is an allusion to the farewell symphony of Joseph Haydn , during the performance of which the musicians leave the stage one by one until one violin remains and continues to play. [2] [1]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 The Dead By CHRISTOPHER BENFEY Unopened . The New York Times . Archived January 2, 2013.
- ↑ Edmund White The Farewell Symphony (1997) . The appeal date is December 27, 2011. Archived on September 5, 2012.