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The charioteer / Mary Renault : introduced by Simon Russell Beale.

by Renault, Mary.

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Virago, 2013, c1953.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Fiction.

Conscientious objectors -- Fiction.

Gay men -- Fiction.

9781844089505 (trade pbk.)

1844089509 (trade pbk.)

xii, 420 p. ; 20 cm.

Originally published: London: Longmans, Green, 1953.

Injured at Dunkirk, Laurie Odell, a young corporal, is recovering at a rural veterans' hospital. There he meets Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. The men find solace in each other's friendship, which slowly develops into a covert, chaste romance. Then Ralph Lanyon appears, a mentor from Laurie's school days, and now a naval officer. Through him, Laurie is drawn into a tight-knit circle of gay men with few illusions about life, and for whom liaisons are fleeting. He is forced to choose between the ideals of a perfect friendship and the pleasures of experience. First published in 1953, The Charioteer is a a tender, intelligent coming-of-age novel and a bold, unapologetic portrayal of homosexuality that stands with Gore Vidal's The City and the Pillar and James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room as a landmark work in gay literature.

Historical fiction.

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