{"product_id":"9781399713252-strange-relations","title":"Strange Relations","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasculinity, Sexuality and Art in Mid-Century America\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a Forward Prize shortlisted young British poet: An investigation of masculinity, bisexuality and queerness, routed through the lives and works of four mid-century writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*SHORTLISTED FOR THE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD 2025*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Remarkable. entertaining. deft. moving. refreshing'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A richly rewarding account of a resonant cultural moment'\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Textured literary portraits of the masculine mind and body'\u003cbr\u003eRaymond Antrobus, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Perseverance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1960, James Baldwin decisively diagnosed the troubled state of American society as a 'failure of the masculine sensibility'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrange Relations \u003c\/i\u003eexplores this mid-century crisis through the lives and works of four bisexual writers: Tennessee Williams, Carson McCullers, John Cheever, and James Baldwin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In a mesmerising blend of biography and cultural criticism, Ralf Webb examines how these writers challenged the damaging restrictions of contemporary gender and sexuality, and how, through both their art and relationships, they sought a transformative new masculinity - one grounded in fluidity, love and intimacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Webb's writing is of a quality rarely seen, and his book returns you to the world slightly changed, equipped with another angle of vision on the quiddity of man'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiarmuid Hester, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing Ever Just Disappears\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Impeccably well researched and hugely enjoyable'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicole Flattery, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNothing Special\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wise, hopeful, and exquisitely written'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Tosh, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStraight Acting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125705294198,"sku":"9781399713252","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32276116.jpg?v=1737113074","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399713252-strange-relations","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}