This Cleaving and this Burning

by J.A. Wainwright

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Pub Date Oct 01 2020 | Archive Date Feb 08 2021

Guernica Editions Inc. | Guernica Editions

General Fiction (Adult) | LGBTQIAP+

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Description

Two unrelated, aspiring writers, born on the same day in the same year to parents with the same first names, grow up together and eventually gain national prominence as authors. As the years pass, the complex sexual identities of Miller Sark and Hal Pierce undermine their intense private relationship, inflicting damage that cannot be undone by the distinction of their fiction and poetry. Inspired by the lives and works of American literary giants Ernest Hemingway and Hart Crane, This Cleaving and This Burning reveals the passion and purpose behind masks of public reputation and creative expression.

Two unrelated, aspiring writers, born on the same day in the same year to parents with the same first names, grow up together and eventually gain national prominence as authors. As the years pass...

A Note From the Publisher

Winner of the 2019 Guernica Literary Prize for best unpublished manuscript

Winner of the 2019 Guernica Literary Prize for best unpublished manuscript

Advance Praise

“A bold and brilliant novel that will transport readers to another era … this engaging tale burns into the mind and heart long after the journey has ended in its pages.” —Guernica Prize jury