The Autobiography of My Body
 First edition | |
| Author | David Guy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Dutton |
Publication date | 1991 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 320 pp |
| ISBN | 0-525-24974-5 |
| OCLC | 22311079 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3557.U89 A94 1991 |
The Autobiography of My Body is a novel by the American writer David Guy set in 1980s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
It tells the story of the sexual liberation of Charles Bradford, who after a bad marriage has returned to his hometown to be near his ailing father. There he meets Andrea, a feminist and political activist, and they start a torrid affair that forces him to reexamine his life.[2]
Reaction
The New York Times called it "an intimate portrait of a man torn between appetite and intellect, a sort of Portnoy's Complaint for gentiles" and a "painstaking explication of habit and longing" in an ambiguous review.[3]
References
- ^ "David Guy, Contemporary Authors Online, Detroit: Thomson Gale, 2008".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "The Autobiography of My Body (1991), Publishers Weekly, 1991".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Ferguson, Sarah (March 17, 1991). "IN SHORT: FICTION". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
Further reading
- "The Autobiography of My Body" (Review), Kirkus Reviews, Feb 27, 1990, https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/david-guy/the-autobiography-of-my-body/#review