- World War, 1914-1918, Gay men, Fiction, Upper class
'I am sixteen. I am as old as the century'It is 1916. Vincent is sixteen, on the brink of manhood. Vincent is aristocratic and privileged, frequenting the salons of Paris while France is at war and the city almost deserted of men.
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Grave, contemplative, earnest and prestige.
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Philippe Besson
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 180
- Publisher
- Julliard, Carroll & Graf, Heinemann
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English, French
- ISBN
- 9780434009695
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