The Abomination A Novel
The Abomination A Novel by Paul Golding, published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on May 14, 2002, is a first edition that spans 448 pages. This novel explores the complexities of James Moore Zamora, who navigates the gritty landscape of London’s gay scene with a mix of repulsion and desire. Beneath his polished exterior lies a history marked by betrayal and isolation, stemming from a childhood shaped by negligent parents and harsh experiences at a Catholic boarding school.
Readers will find a narrative rich in linguistic precision and brutal honesty, as Golding delves into James’s tumultuous journey toward self-awareness. The story captures the duality of his existence, revealing a profound cynicism that conceals deep-seated anger. With themes related to LGBTQ+ identity and the challenges of personal growth, The Abomination presents a thought-provoking account of one man’s struggle against the scars of his past.
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Cruising the seamy underbelly of London’s gay scene, James Moore Zamora is as eager to repel men as he is to seduce them. Handsome, sophisticated, intelligent, and vain, beneath his immaculately maintained exterior lies an elaborate network of deeply embedded scars from a lifetime filled with betrayal and isolation. Born to negligent, self-absorbed parents and raised among upper crust society on a picturesque Spanish island, at nine-years-old James is sent off to an exclusive Catholic boarding school in England. Met with savageness by his peers, and seduced by the twisted affections of his teachers, he soon develops a self-consciousness that passes for self-awareness and a profound cynicism that masks savage anger. Charged with linguistic precision, brutal honesty, and caustic wit, The Abomination is a disturbing yet electrifying account of one man’s tortured coming of age.
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