Best-Kept Boy in the World: The Life and Loves of Denny Fouts
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Rating | : | 4.68 (858 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1936833417 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-05-27 |
Language | : | English |
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To Vidal he was “un homme fatal.” Truman Capote, who devoted a third of Answered Prayers to Denny's life story, found that “to watch him walk into a room was an experience. Here is the story of an American original, a story with an amazing cast of unforgettable characters and extraordinary settings, the book Gore Vidal wished Denny had written.. No less an august figure than the young Gore Vidal was enchanted by Denny's special charms. But in short order he befriended (and bedded) the rich and celebrated and in the process conquered the world. "Denny, long before he surfaced in my cove, was
Amazon Customer said A real bore !!!. This book was a real bore, so repetitive !!The uninteresting and decadent life of a drug addict gay guy from Jacksonville pre and post war in Europe. Get involved with third class nobility and the new american writers of the time. Totally agree with Gore Vidal uninterest, since he . It's More About his Friends Than About Denny Fouts After having waited over a year for this book, it's disappointing although intriguing. Perhaps it's because there is so little to tell of Denny Fouts. It's more about his famous friends - Truman Capote, Gore Vidal, Christopher Isherwood, Cecil Beaton and others - than it is about h. "Not good, just quotes from other novels already read" according to terry. Not good,just quotes from other novels already read.waste of money
He lives in New Jersey and Massachusetts. Arthur Vanderbilt is the author of many books of history, biography, memoirs, and essays.
He lives in New Jersey and Massachusetts. About the Author Arthur Vanderbilt is the author of many books of history, biography, memoirs, and essays.