Maurice
Recommended by Edmund White, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #7 in Gay, Ranked #43 in LGBT — see more rankings.
Maurice is heartbroken over unrequited love, which opened his heart and mind to his own sexual identity. In order to be true to himself, he goes against the grain of society’s often unspoken rules of class, wealth, and politics.
Forster understood that his homage to same-sex love, if published when he completed it in 1914, would probably end his career. Thus, Maurice languished in a drawer for fifty-seven years, the author requesting it be published only after his death (along with his stories about homosexuality later collected in The Life to Come).
Since its... more
Forster understood that his homage to same-sex love, if published when he completed it in 1914, would probably end his career. Thus, Maurice languished in a drawer for fifty-seven years, the author requesting it be published only after his death (along with his stories about homosexuality later collected in The Life to Come).
Since its... more
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Edmund White Historically, it’s very interesting – a book he suppressed during his lifetime. It seems based on wish fulfilment, but also has a lot of class analysis. (Source)
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