This Wild Darkness: The Story of My Death

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A noted author and novelist presents a selection of essays and journals that explore his sexuality, relationships, and the advance and effect of the AIDS virus within him from which he eventually died. 50,000 first printing.

Genres: MemoirNonfictionBiographyDeathAutobiographyAmericanaIllnessAmericanThe United States Of AmericaLGBT

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