{"product_id":"the-charioteer-isbn-9781844089505","title":"The Charioteer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Charioteer\u003c\/i\u003e remains compelling both as a snapshot of a particular - and particularly fascinating - cultural moment, and as a deeply romantic story of love fulfilled against the odds. It has all those qualities that make Mary Renault so memorable as a novelist: craft, subtlety, intelligence, and a terrific natural sympathy with the intricacies of honour and desire' SARAH WATERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An explosive and courageous book' SIMON RUSSELL BEALE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1953, \u003ci\u003eThe Charioteer\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender, intelligent coming-of-age novel and a bold, unapologetic portrayal of homosexuality that stands with Gore Vidal's \u003ci\u003eThe City and the Pillar\u003c\/i\u003e and James Baldwin's \u003ci\u003eGiovanni's Room\u003c\/i\u003e as a landmark work in gay literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInjured 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, and the men find solace in their covert friendship. Then Ralph Lanyon appears, a mentor from Laurie's schooldays. Through him, Laurie is drawn into a tight-knit circle of gay men for whom liaisons are fleeting and he is forced to choose between the ideals of a perfect friendship and the pleasures of experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Emotionally intelligent, beautifully written and deeply moving, it transcends categorisations' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Virago","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44897004814565,"sku":"NP9781844089505","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/17d27a9a-d809-4e06-b57d-ab0200b8923b.jpg?v=1767902340","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-charioteer-isbn-9781844089505","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}