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THE MAN WHO SPAT AT FATE
a novel
byAdam Darius
"An uncommonly frank portrait of the life of a homosexual. Oscar Wilde's Picture of Dorian Gray comes to mind during the reading of this fast-moving novel... strongly recommended"
Dr. Allan Fromme
America's leading clinical psychologist, Miami
"In the sparse ranks of world-class homosexual literature, the works of Proust, Genet and James Baldwin stand out pre-eminently. Now, to that select list can be added Adam Darius's explosive novel, The Man Who Spat At Fate."
Dr. Susan Schurman
professor of literature, Los Angeles
The Man Who Spat At Fate is the gripping story of Elijah Ellis, a brilliantly creative dancer who compulsively destroys both his personal relationships and his international career.
His mentor, an older and established dancer, becomes inextricably involved with his young student, but is unable to banish his protégé's ever present demons.
In the course of the novel, Elijah's prolific sexual encounters are unswervingly dissected, shedding further light on his self-punishing nature.
The book, juggling the tragicomic components of a disturbed life, races towards its harrowing and moving climax. For Elijah's state of mind, continuing to deteriorate, leads him on an emotional collision course from which death is the only exit.
In UK: £9.95
In Finland: 16 euros
Hardback, 251 pages
ISBN 0 9502707 33, published 1988
