{"product_id":"on-being-different-9780143106968","title":"On Being Different","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe groundbreaking work on being homosexual in America—available again only from Penguin Classics and with a new foreword by Dan Savage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1971, Merle Miller’s \u003ci\u003eOn Being Different\u003c\/i\u003e is a pioneering and thought-provoking book about being homosexual in the United States. Just two years after the Stonewall riots, Miller wrote a poignant essay for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e entitled “What It Means To Be a Homosexual” in response to a homophobic article published in \u003ci\u003eHarper’s Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Described as “the most widely read and discussed essay of the decade,” it carried the seed that would blossom into \u003ci\u003eOn Being Different\u003c\/i\u003e—one of the earliest memoirs to affirm the importance of coming out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin C\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Forty years after Miller’s article and book his eloquent voice is still poignant, still relevant to the ongoing struggle, our struggle for dignity and equal rights.” — \u003cb\u003eJonathan Ned Katz, Founder, Co-Director, OutHistory.org\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Forty years later, the story Miller tells remains important and necessary to read, not only for both gay and straight readers to understand ‘the way it used to be,’ but because the issues Miller raised are still being discussed and argued about.” — \u003cb\u003eNancy Pearl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Merle Miller’s \u003ci\u003eOn Being Different\u003c\/i\u003e is a searing indictment of social hypocrisy, written with a quite but burning passion… This book is not only a valuable historical document about the gay civil rights movement, but it is an American classic because of the beauty it achieves through its unflinchingly honest portrayal of the raw pain of rejection.” — \u003cb\u003eDavid Carter, author \u003ci\u003eStonewall: The Riots That Sparked the Gay Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Without indulging in sensationalism or special pleading but making it clear that he was writing directly from his own experience, [Miller] bridged the gap between the ‘straights’ and the ‘gays’ in a way that few recent writers on the subject have done. He also put himself on the line as a well-known writer, who was not afraid to publicly acknowledge his homosexuality.” — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Brilliant, moving, and one is obliged to add, courageous narrative of personal homosexuality.” — \u003cb\u003eJames A. Wechsler, columnist\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732521693527,"sku":"9780143106968","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780143106968.jpg?v=1719997251","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-being-different-9780143106968","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}