Thomas Mallon
Forfatter af A Book of One's Own: People and Their Diaries
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Thomas Mallon, author of "In Fact", is a frequent contributor to many magazines & journals. His column, "Doubting Thomas" ran for six years in GQ. His novels Dewey Defeats Truman & Henry & Clara were New York Times Notable Books. A recipient of Guggenheim & Rockefeller fellowships, he lives in vis mere Westport, Connecticut. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Image credit: Thomas Mallon at the 2012 National Book Festival By Slowking4 - Own work, GFDL 1.2, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21582370
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Associated Works
The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice (1995) — Forord, nogle udgaver — 956 eksemplarer
Mary McCarthy: Novels 1963-1979 (LOA #291): The Group / Birds of America / Cannibals and Missionaries (Library of… (2017) — Redaktør — 59 eksemplarer
The Underworld U.S.A. Trilogy, Volume I: American Tabloid; The Cold Six Thousand (2019) — Introduktion, nogle udgaver — 50 eksemplarer
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- 1951-11-02
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- Glen Cove, New York, USA
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- Stewart Manor, New York, USA
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- Sewanhaka High School
Brown University
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Cambridge University (St Edmund's House) - Erhverv
- novelist
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- George Washington University
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Both men live and work in Washington D.C. during the McCarthy era. For those uninclined to US politics: A 1950s political era defined by the policy and career of Joe McCarthy, a congressman who dedicated his career to eradicating communists (and homosexuals) from American life. People were routinely investigated and ejected from work, school and polite society based on the smallest suspicion. Homosexuality was illegal at this time.
I found neither Tim nor Hawkins particularly likable, but they are interesting all the way through. Tim is particularly compelling, even at his lowest points. I think my favourite part of this novel is the window the author gives us into Tim's struggle with his religion. It's incredibly intimate and the prose draws out a ton of emotional depth. There is some introspection on Hawkins' part but it's handled very differently.
Fellow Travelers may be a tough read for those wanting a more idealistic kind of romance. The relationship dynamic is tumultuous at best, and anyone who has been in a hopelessly one-sided relationship will feel the hurt through the pages.
Readers who come from the TV adaptation may be surprised to find the book is just as much a political thriller as it is a romance. The book is full of side characters, whose diverse and well-written personalities make it relatively easy to keep the names straight. Quite a feat given the number of names dropped in this book. The pages are filled to the brim with historic figures and cultural context. Mallon does a fantastic job illustrating how Capitol Hill bleeds unstoppably into the personal lives of everyone who dares set foot on its steps.
I enjoyed the political content more as the book went on, but it is largely a matter of personal taste. If you like LGBT romance or political history you will like it, if you enjoy both, you'll love it. Younger readers especially may find it dry. However, it's a relatively short book, there is lots to love about it, and skimming isn't a crime.
Highly recommend.… (mere)