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John Foster's moving yet unsentimental account of the life of his partner, Juan Céspedes. In 1981 the young Cuban dancer Juan is a struggling dancer in NYC. There he meets John, an Australian historian. The two live in New York, where Juan tries to make it on Broadway. They cross the globe together, battling the disease taking the lives of gay men everywhere. Until his final days, Juan is captivating, witty, headstrong. First published in 1993, shortly before Foster's own death from AIDS, this a story told with humour and skill, about a radiant love affair in a time of darkness.
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John Foster was born in Melbourne in 1944. He studied at the University of Melbourne, then in Germany and the United Kingdom. In 1971 he returned to the University of Melbourne, where for many years he lectured in the Department of History.
John Rickard worked as an actor and singer before taking up a lectureship in history at Monash University. He has been a visiting professor at Harvard University, and Copenhagen University.
John Rickard worked as an actor and singer before taking up a lectureship in history at Monash University. He has been a visiting professor at Harvard University, and Copenhagen University.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. I cant remember exactly when I said that I loved him, but it could have been there in the warehouse, on the far side of the Brooklyn Bridge.'Take Me to Paris, Johnny is John Fosters moving yet unsentimental account of the life of his partner, Juan Cespedes. It traces Juans youth in Cuba and his move to New York, where he struggles to make it as a dancer. There, in 1981in a chance encounter, much like any otherhe meets John, an Australian historian.What begins as just a fling becomes a dazzling six-year affair. The two travel between New York, Berlin and Melbourne, struggling with bureaucracy in their quest to gain Juan residency in Australia, then with the disease taking the lives of gay men around the globe. To the end, Juanan exotic bird, the only one of his kind in Melbourneis captivating, witty, headstrong. First published in 1993, not long before John Fosters death, Take Me to Paris, Johnny is brilliant and unflinching, at once controlled and impassioned: a love story told with humour and unerring skill. This edition includes an introduction by Peter Craven and an expanded biographical portrait of the author by John Rickard. First published in Australia in 1993. An unforgettable memoir of love, loss and humanity. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781925355345
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