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Bibliography Information:
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Collection:
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Adult Fiction |
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Call Number:
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F |
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Author:
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Castellani, Christopher |
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Title:
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Leading men |
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Summary, etc. note:
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"An expansive yet intimate story of desire, artistic ambition, and fidelity, set in the glamorous literary and film circles of 1950s Italy In July of 1953, at a glittering party thrown by Truman Capote in Portofino, Italy, Tennessee Williams and his longtime lover Frank Merlo meet Anja Blomgren, a mysteriously taciturn young Swedish beauty and aspiring actress. Their encounter will go on to alter all of their lives. Ten years later, Frank revisits the tempestuous events of that fateful summer from his deathbed in Manhattan, where he waits anxiously for Tennessee to visit him one final time. Anja, now legendary film icon Anja Bloom, lives as a recluse in the present-day U.S., until a young man connected to the events of 1953 lures her reluctantly back into the spotlight after he discovers she possesses the only surviving copy of Williams's final play. What keeps two people together and what breaks them apart? Can we save someone else if we can't save ourselves? Like The Master and The Hours, Leading Men seamlessly weaves fact and fiction to navigate the tensions between public figures and their private lives. In an ultimately heartbreaking story about the burdens of fame and the complex negotiations of life in the shadows of greatness, Castellani creates an unforgettable leading lady in Anja Bloom and reveals the hidden machinery of one of the great literary love stories of the twentieth-century"-- |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780525559061 (ebook) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN:
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9780525559054 (hardback) |
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Description conventions:
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rda |
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Authentication code:
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pcc |
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Classification number:
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PS3603.A875 |
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Edition number:
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23 |
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Classification number:
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813/.6 |
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Source of number:
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bisacsh |
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Classification number:
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FIC019000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC041000 |
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Classification number:
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FIC011000 |
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Dates associated with a name:
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1972- |
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Relator term:
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author. |
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Statement of responsibility, etc.:
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Christopher Castellani. |
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Place of publication:
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New York ,NY |
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Name of publisher:
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Viking (Penguin) |
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Date of publication:
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2019 |
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Projected publication date:
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1902 |
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New York, New York : |
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Viking, |
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2019. |
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Extent:
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347 pages |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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computer |
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rdacarrier |
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online resource |
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nc |
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Provided by publisher. |
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Source of acquisition:
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Donated |
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Purchase price:
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27.00 |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Source of heading or term:
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bisacsh |
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Subject:
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1950'S |
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Subject:
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Biographical |
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Subject:
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Gay |
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Main entry heading:
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Castellani, Christopher, 1972- author. |
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Place, publisher, and date of publication:
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New York, New York : Viking, 2019 |
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Display text:
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Print version: |
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Title:
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Leading men |
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Record control number:
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(DLC) 2018029036 |
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International Standard Book Number:
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9780525559054 |
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undetermined |
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ecip book |
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policy default |
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ecip ebook 2018-07-02 |
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Gabriel Levinson; phone: 212-3662597; email: galevinson@penguinrandomhouse.com; bc: tespinoza@penguinrandomhouse.com |
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