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In the Name of Desire

A Novel

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Pub Date Oct 24 2023 | Archive Date Feb 29 2024

LGBTQIAP+ | Literary Fiction | Novellas & Short Stories

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In the Name of Desire, first published in Portuguese in the 1980s, is one of the most important Brazilian gay novels. It traces the remembrances of a man who returns to the seminary where he studied as a child. This visit, thirty years after his sudden departure, evokes stirring memories of his time there: his first love, nascent homosexual desire, the metaphorical agony of Catholic rituals, and the physical harm inflicted by peers and priests alike. As he revisits the halls, his memory wanders throughout the seminary, creating a narrative both liturgical and profane.
In the Name of Desire, first published in Portuguese in the 1980s, is one of the most important Brazilian gay novels. It traces the remembrances of a man who returns to the seminary where he studied...
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ISBN 9798987926413
PRICE $16.00 (USD)
PAGES 228

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