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Item Details
Title:
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BOY CAESAR
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By: |
Jeremy Reed |
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Electronic book text |
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£4.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0720616042 |
ISBN 13: |
9780720616040 |
Publisher: |
PETER OWEN PUBLISHERS |
Pub. date: |
15 December, 2013 |
Edition: |
PDF Version |
Synopsis: |
The Roman gay world is mirrored in Jim's relations with his duplicitous partner Danny and the contemporary London scene they inhabit. Events take a weird twist when Jim discovers that his partner is living a double life as a member of a Soho cult involving bizarre sex rites on Hampstead Heath and a charismatic leader called Slut. Jim, repulsed by the cult's activities, finds his relationship with Danny at an end and that he has become a target for Slut's reprisals. He has to take refuge with a female friend, Masako with whom visits Rome to check out sites associated with Heliogabalus. She leads him to a meeting with a wealthy young man called Antonio who claims to be the emperor reincarnated. When Jim and Masako return to London, Antonio pays them a visit which leads to a conclusion every bit as dramatic as Heliogabalus' own murder. Boy Caesar more than confirms Jeremy Reed's reputation for pushing experience to the cutting edge, being an electrifying poetic re-creation of a bizarre period of ancient history as well as a narrative that dissolves boundaries of gender in the complex relationship of Jim and Masako. |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Peter Owen Publishers |
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Non-returnable |
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