The Rites of Passage

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The Rites of Passage - Taylor, Jonathan Arnowitz
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Jamie Goldberg suspects his homosexuality at an early age. He manages to hide it from his homophobic Seventies Detroit community, his Jewish political activist parents, and even from himself until his rape, at the hands of a male prostitute, at the age of 16. Profoundly ashamed, he hides in two worlds. One world is an intellectual cocoon spun from music, art, theater, and literature. The other is a darker world where sadomasochistic desires attempt to obliterate his sexuality. His elaborate fantasies are no match for real life or his true affections, which blossom in spite of his constant attempts to thwart them. When his carefully constructed imaginary world begins to crumble, Jamie must face his demons, both real and invented, then the emotional sparks fly.

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$19.95  $18.55
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Arnoland Press
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466
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5.25 X 8.0 X 0.94 inches | 1.06 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780999533635
BISAC Categories:
Coming of Age
LGBT - Gay
Jewish

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About the Author
Jonathan A. Taylor is a San Francisco-based writer and designer. He is a leading designer for creating user-friendly technology and has worked for com-panies such as Google, Nokia, IBM, and GE, as well as for the Dutch design bureaus Informaat and Stroomt Interactions. Jonathan has published two books on software design. The Rites of Passage is the first installment of a multi-volume series, The Goldberg Variations. As this book will show, Jonathan's passions include theater, opera, travel, social justice, and cooking. All of these passions figure prominently in his writing. A leader in the community of alternative sexuality, he is the title holder of the 2013 International Master/slave education title, which he earned with his recently deceased husband Morris Taylor. The Goldberg Variations is Jonathan's first work of fiction.
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