A Letter to Harvey Milk
Download or Read eBook A Letter to Harvey Milk PDF written by Lesléa Newman and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Lesléa Newman |
| Publisher | : University of Wisconsin Pres |
| Total Pages | : 179 |
| Release | : 2013-02 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780299205737 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0299205738 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Letter to Harvey Milk by : Lesléa Newman
Book excerpt: This poignant and humorous collection of stories offers a fresh perspective on current issues such as homosexuality and anti-Semitism and lends a unique voice to those experiencing growing pains and self-discovery. Newman’s readers accompany her quirky Jewish characters through all types of experiences from an initial lesbian sexual encounter to being sequestered in a college apartment after paranoid Holocaust flashbacks. In these stories characters anxiously discover their lesbian identities while beginning to understand, and finally to embrace, their Jewish heritage. The title story, "A Letter to Harvey Milk," was the second place finalist in the Raymond Carver Short Story Competition.
