{"title":"Michael Nott","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the collection of works by Michael Nott, a distinguished author known for his insightful and engaging biographical writing. This category features Nott’s notable work, \u003cem\u003eThom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life\u003c\/em\u003e, which offers an illuminating look into the life of the celebrated poet Thom Gunn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Nott's writing is characterised by its clear prose and deep understanding of his subjects, making his books a compelling read for both fans of biography and those new to the genre. With a keen eye for detail and a talent for storytelling, Nott delves into the complexities of identity, creativity, and the human experience, bringing to life the fascinating stories of his subjects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life\u003c\/em\u003e, readers are invited to explore the life of Thom Gunn, delving into his contributions to literature and his journey as a queer icon. This work not only highlights Gunn's poetic achievements but also positions them within the broader cultural and social movements of his time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers seeking to broaden their understanding of influential figures in literature and history, Michael Nott's books offer both education and inspiration. Explore his collection today to discover more about the lives that have shaped our world.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"thom-gunn-a-cool-queer-life-by-michael-nott-9780571362523","title":"Thom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe first biography of Thom Gunn, and likely the definitive one. [...] Nott's book is one of the best versions of a gay relationship conducted over this half century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eColm Tóibín\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eMichael Nott's brilliant and necessary new biography \u003ci\u003eThom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive study of a major poet's investigations of the paradoxical liberation and constraint of queer desire.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e[Nott] has set out here to produce a work sturdy enough to support decades of future commentary on Gunn. He's succeeded—this book is everything you ever wanted to know about Thom Gunn but had not even thought about asking.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eThe virtues of \u003ci\u003eThom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life\u003c\/i\u003e are many: a total command of Gunn's life; a clear, though hardly idolatrous, affection for its subject; and a true critic's touch.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Baffler\u003c\/i\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eThe eagerly awaited, no-holds-barred biography of the great poet: an intellectual maverick, sexual rebel and icon of queer literature.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003ci\u003eThom Gunn: A Cool Queer Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark study of one of England's—and America's—most innovative and revolutionary poets. Michael Nott chronicles, for the first time, Gunn's largely undocumented life: his childhood in Kent and London, his mother's suicide, and his mind-opening education at Cambridge, where he read Shakespeare and John Donne, wrote his first book, \u003ci\u003eFighting Terms\u003c\/i\u003e, and met the man who was to become his life partner—Mike Kitay.\n\nIn his mid-twenties, Gunn followed Kitay to America and became one of the great poet-documenters of San Francisco's queer culture, capturing both the hippie mentality of the time and his own visceral experience of sex, drugs, and loss. Through the eighties and beyond, Gunn found himself in the midst of the AIDS crisis, recording its catastrophic impact in \u003ci\u003eThe Man with Night Sweats\u003c\/i\u003e, poems that provide, too, its most poignant epitaph.\n\nGunn was not a confessional poet, but inseparable from his rigorous formal poetry was a ravenous embracing of life and an acute awareness of death. Michael Nott, co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of Thom Gunn\u003c\/i\u003e, draws on letters, diaries, notebooks, interviews, and Gunn's poetry to bring us a vivid portrait of a great literary mind, sexual rebel and queer icon.\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46833788289260,"sku":"9780571362523","price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/11301343482391.jpg?v=1758481204"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/michael-nott.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}