Ricardo J. Brown (1926–1998)
Autor/a de The Evening Crowd at Kirmser's: A Gay Life in the 1940s
Obres de Ricardo J. Brown
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Data de naixement
- 1926
- Data de defunció
- 1998
- Gènere
- male
- Lloc de naixement
- Stillwater, Minnesota, USA
Membres
Ressenyes
Premis
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 2
- Membres
- 113
- Popularitat
- #173,161
- Valoració
- 4.1
- Ressenyes
- 4
- ISBN
- 3
I read this for research for a historical fiction novel I'm writing and it hit precisely in my niche. Working class, queer man in the armed forces.
... and it was such a lovely read!
Brown is a journalist and so he includes thoughtful anecdotes alongside some beautifully written passages. He seems like a romantic old soul and I loved reading his unassuming memoir.
Brown discusses everything, from the process of his dishonourable discharge to how he would come out to various friends and how he coped being queer in the 1940's and post-war years.
So thoughtful, so precious, I loved how neat this memoir was -- about a particular bar and most of its occupants and the atmosphere, but then Brown would wax poetic about the weather or someone's broad shoulders and I really appreciated this balance of story and poetry.
Lots of little moments, without the fuss of dates or who was who or any stress on facts. Just a man looking back on his life, and there's something so humble about him that it makes the writing beautiful.… (més)