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| Title | : | The Charioteer |
| Author | : | Mary Renault |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 347 pages |
| Published | : | May 13th 2003 by Vintage Books (first published 1953) |
| Categories | : | LGBT. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Classics. GLBT. Queer |
Mary Renault
Paperback | Pages: 347 pages Rating: 4.09 | 4394 Users | 405 Reviews
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After enduring an injury at Dunkirk during World War II, Laurie Odell is sent to a rural veterans’ hospital in England to convalesce. There he befriends the young, bright Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. As they find solace and companionship together in the idyllic surroundings of the hospital, their friendship blooms into a discreet, chaste romance. Then one day, Ralph Lanyon, a mentor from Laurie’s schoolboy days, suddenly reappears in Laurie’s life, and draws him into a tight-knit social circle of world-weary gay men. Laurie is forced to choose between the sweet ideals of innocence and the distinct pleasures of experience. Originally published in the United States in 1959, The Charioteer is a bold, unapologetic portrayal of male homosexuality during World War II that stands with Gore Vidal’s The City and the Pillar and Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin Stories as a monumental work in gay literature.
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| Original Title: | The Charioteer |
| ISBN: | 0375714189 (ISBN13: 9780375714184) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 4.09 From 4394 Users | 405 ReviewsArticle Out Of Books The Charioteer
The Charioteer ~ PlatoLet us say, then, that the soul resembles the joined powers of a pair of winged horses and a charioteer. Now the horses and drivers of the gods are of equal temper and breed, but with men it is otherwise it sinks down in the midst of heaven, and returns to its own home. And there the charioteer leads his horses to the manger, and puts ambrosia before them, with nectar for their drink. Such is the life of the gods. *Really helps to have some understanding of this allegoryAh, yes, The Charioteer. By the matchless Mary Renault, my love for whom cannot be expressed in strong enough terms, the author of Fire from Heaven and The Persian Boy, which I read as a kid and have never stopped loving. The Charioteer is one of her earlier novels, set more in modern times (World War II), at an army hospital as it happens.Basically the main character, Laurie (called Spud because his last names Odell, bless him) is wounded at Dunkirk and falls madly in love with a conscientious
Mary Renault's "The Charioteer" has definitely become one of the most amazing books I have ever read. It treats a very sensitive topic in a really subtle way. The book is also incredibly involving. I found the beginning a bit slow and the language of the 50s a bit complicated, but I'm really happy that it did not scare me off and I decided to continue reading. There was a point in the book when I suddenly started feeling that I almost participate in the events, that I wait together with the main
4.75 starsCan life be a blessing,Or worth the possessing,Can life be a blessing, if love were away?Ah, no! though our love all night keep us waking,And though he torment us with cares all the day,Yet he sweetens, he sweetens our pains in the taking;Theres an hour at the last, theres an hour to repay.*The just, the beautiful, and the good.What is and what is becoming.Love. Identity.How a soul makes the right choice.In life.In love.This is all.This is all for Laurence, Laurie, Odell, 23, also
Mary Renault is one of those authors for whom I was tempted to give 5 stars to all of her books, because I enjoyed them so much. But in the interests of maintaining standards (Hi Betsy!), I will give 5 stars to "The Charioteer", a book probably 50 years ahead of its time, but go ahead and recommend all of her historical fiction anyway. With perhaps "The Mask of Apollo" and "The King must Die" being my favorites among her remaining books.
Probably the single most influential book I ever read. Beautifully written, evocative, haunting, powerful.
Its a world record! Ive got 53 notes and 204 highlights! I had to reread many passages a few times!?!?! And it was not enough.Im still in awe, how is this even possible for a bookish, suburban woman in 1953 to write such a complex book about gay men?story - 10 ⭐audio by Joe Jameson - 5 ⭐
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