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The three-thousand-year-old story of the Trojan War and the adventures of Phyrrus, the gay son of Achilles, is set against a modern backdrop in a novel that explores the complexities of gay history and identity. 20,000 first printing. Tour.
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An Arrow's Flight
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St Martins Pr, 1998
ISBN 10: 0312186754
ISBN 13: 9780312186753
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Seller: Jay W. Nelson, Bookseller, IOBA, Austin, MN, U.S.A.
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An Arrow's Flight
Published by
St. Martin's Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0312186754
ISBN 13: 9780312186753
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Seller: The Anthropologists Closet, West Des Moines, IA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. Black paper boards with red metallic lettering to spine. Dust jacket has rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and corners. Jacket has been placed in a Brodart clear protective cover. Not price clipped. 8vo. (6.75 x 1.25 x 9.75 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. 376 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The siege of Troy has dragged on for ten years, with no end in sight, when an oracle supplies the Greeks with the recipe for victory. All they need is Pyrrhus, son of the fallen Achilles. But Pyrrhus has been putting his godlike form to profitable use as a go-go dancer in the big city. Why should he leave the party, give up his hard-bought freedom, just because some voice in a jar says he must strap on a suit of hand-me-down armor? Still, he has always known destiny had plans for him, some more glittering future than life as a used-up hustler on a park bench somewhere. So he sails for Troy, hoping to transform himself into the bronzed immortal that history requires. But before the ship reaches Troy, there is one detour that must be made, with profound consequences for all involved. Magically blending ancient headlines and modern myth, Merlis creates a fabulous new world where legendary heroes declare their endowments in the personal ads and any panhandler just might be a divinity in disguise. Comical, moving, startling in its audacity and range, An Arrow's Flight is a profound meditation on gay identity, straight power, and human liberation. Seller Inventory # 203227
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An Arrow's Flight
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St.Martin's Press., New York, 1998
ISBN 10: 0312186754
ISBN 13: 9780312186753
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine - Slight Chips. 1st.US Edition. A novel combining elements from the Trojan war and contemporary Gay culture.The siege of Troy has dragged on for ten years, with no end in sight, when an oracle supplies the Greeks with the recipe for victory. All they need is Pyrrhus, son of the fallen Achilles. But Pyrrhus has been putting his godlike form to profitable use as a go-go dancer in the big city. Why should he leave the party, give up his hard-bought freedom, just because some voice in a jar says he must strap on a suit of hand-me-down armor? Still, he has always known destiny had plans for him, some more glittering future than life as a used-up hustler on a park bench somewhere. So he sails for Troy, hoping to transform himself into the bronzed immortal history requires. Instead, on an unscheduled detour, he stumbles through his first lessons on how to be a man. Magically blending ancient headlines and modern myth, Merlis creates a fabulous new world where legendary heroes declare their endowments in the personal ads and any panhandler just might be a divinity in disguise. Comical, moving, startling in its audacity and range, An Arrow"s Flight is a profound meditation on gay identity, straight power, and human liberation." Remainder mark, else near fine. Book. Seller Inventory # 043247
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