The Body and Its Dangers and Other Stories (Stonewall Inn Editions)

by Allen Barnett

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An accomplished collection of short fiction about the risks of desire, the sullen yearning of unrequited love, the devastation of AIDS and its remedies.

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A short collection of six stories about desire, the body, and what it means to be human. The relations between humans, understanding both them and yourself provide the foundation for moving tales of love and the things that make up lives filled with love and, sometimes, destruction. (

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Lambda Literary Award (Winner – Gay Men's Fiction – 1990)

Lambda Literary Award (Nominee – Gay Men's Debut Fiction – 1990)

Publishing Triangle Awards (Winner – Ferro–Grumley Award for Gay Fiction – 1991)

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