"In this lucid, thoughtful, and eminently readable memoir, Ben Duncan proves himself more than equal to the memoirist's principal task: recreating the ambience of a lost age, while melding personal recollection with vivid portraits of other people." --David Leavitt, author of The Lost Language of Cranes The Same Language is a powerful memoir of resilience, love, and self-discovery by Ben Duncan, an Alabama-born writer who found both his voice and his partner in postwar England. First published in 1962, Duncan's ...
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"In this lucid, thoughtful, and eminently readable memoir, Ben Duncan proves himself more than equal to the memoirist's principal task: recreating the ambience of a lost age, while melding personal recollection with vivid portraits of other people." --David Leavitt, author of The Lost Language of Cranes The Same Language is a powerful memoir of resilience, love, and self-discovery by Ben Duncan, an Alabama-born writer who found both his voice and his partner in postwar England. First published in 1962, Duncan's original account traced his journey from Depression-era foster homes to Oxford University and a career in British media. But the memoir left much unsaid. As a gay man living in a country where homosexuality was criminalized, Duncan masked essential truths about his identity and relationship with Dick Chapman, the man who became his lifelong partner. In this revised edition, Duncan revisits his story with candor and courage, weaving new italicized passages throughout the original text. These additions illuminate the hidden dimensions of his life--his evolving sexuality, the underground gay culture of 1950s and 60s Britain, and the quiet strength of a love that endured decades of legal and social invisibility. From their blind date at Oxford to becoming the first civil partners in Cambridgeshire, Duncan and Chapman's story is a testament to perseverance and quiet defiance. Edited by historian John Howard and published by the University of Alabama Press, The Same Language is more than a memoir--it's a reclamation. Duncan's voice, once constrained by fear, now speaks with clarity and grace, offering readers a rare glimpse into the private lives of gay men who shaped history simply by living authentically. This is a story of survival, love, and the enduring power of telling the truth.
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New. When Ben Duncan chronicled his evolution from a Depression-era orphan in Alabama to an Oxford educated writer and commentator in England in 1962, he was unable to tell his whole story. In this book, he tells his story anew, weaving throughout his original memoir italic passages that reveal the true circumstances of his life. Editor(s): Howard, John. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTP; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 676. 2005. Revised. hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Inscribed by Howard on the title page. The binding is tight, top corner of the front panel lightly bumped with a small split. Text unmarked. The dust jacket shows some very light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 324pp.
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