In retrospect, we could see that the 1950s had been a reactionary period in America of Eisenhower blandness, of virulent anticommunism, of the 'Feminine Mystique.' Edmund White 1950samericaanticommunism Change image and share on social
The Internet's impact is immense. My students can't imagine ever paying for a book. Edmund White bookimagineimmense Change image and share on social
I didn't want to write a biographie romancee especially since I already write novels, nor did I want to challenge the rules of the biography game, arbitrary as those rules might be. Edmund White arbitrarybiographiebiography Change image and share on social
Readers of novels often fall into the bad habit of being overly exacting about the characters' moral flaws. They apply to these fictional beings standards that no one they know in real life could possibly meet. Edmund White applybadbeing share on social
'One Hundred Years of Solitude' is a masterpiece because it is an episodic novel that has a rigorous form - an unprecedented combination. From the very beginning we know the town of Macondo will endure only a century, so there is a limit to the length of the narrative. Edmund White begincenturycombination share on social
In a memoir, your main contract with the reader is to tell the truth, no matter how bizarre. Edmund White bizarrecontractmain Change image and share on social
If you're a beach person or a golfer, Key West is not for you. Most of the sand has been imported, and the water is shallow until you've waded far out, and all the way the sea floor is covered with yucky algae and sea grass. Edmund White algabeachcover share on social
I don't have to get married myself in order to campaign on behalf of gay marriage. Edmund White behalfcampaigngay Change image and share on social
These rejections hurt me terribly because I felt it was my life that was being rejected. Edmund White felthurtlife Change image and share on social
Originally I was opposed to gay assimilation and targeted gay marriage as just another effort on the part of gays to resemble their straight neighbours. Edmund White assimilationeffortgay Change image and share on social
