The Married Man
The Married Man by Edmund White, published by Alfred A. Knopf on May 30, 2000, is a poignant exploration of love and longing. This 1st American edition spans 321 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Austin, an American furniture scholar living in Paris, who finds himself in a loveless drift as he approaches fifty. His life takes an unexpected turn when he meets Julien, a younger, married French architect, leading to a profound romance that challenges their cultural and personal boundaries.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of experiences as Austin and Julien navigate their relationship through various settings, from bohemian gatherings to sophisticated salons. The story delves into themes of love, loss, and the complexities of desire, as the couple’s journey takes them from the vibrant streets of Paris to the stark landscapes of the Sahara. The Married Man offers a deep emotional resonance, inviting readers to reflect on the intricacies of human connection amidst the backdrop of AIDS and the LGBTQ+ experience.
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Austin is an American furniture scholar living in Paris. He is pushing fifty, loveless, drifting. One day at the gym he meets Julien: French, an architect, much younger and married. Against every expectation, this chance acquaintance matures into profound romance.
As the two men dash between bohemian suppers and sophisticated salons, their only impediments are the easily surmountable and comic clashes of culture, age and temperament. Inevitably, however, Julien’s past catches up with them. With increasing desperation, in a quest to save health and happiness, they move from the shuttered squares of Venice to sun-drenched Key West, to Montreal in the snow and Providence in the rain. But it is amid the bleak, baking sands of the Sahara that their love is pushed to its ultimate crisis.
Haunting and deeply moving, The Married Man carries the reader along with its protagonists into uncharted emotional territory, over the rim of love and loss. It is Edmund White’s finest novel.
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