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Forgetting Elena : A Novel

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Conventions rule an island of privileged manners.

For readers who enjoy social satire and sharp writing, Forgetting Elena is a hilarious debut novel that explores the absurdity of social conventions and the desire for acceptance. Set in a privileged island community, the novel follows a self-conscious narrator as he navigates the strict rules and rituals of this world. White's precise language and glittering wit make this a must-read for fans of the comedy of manners.

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Forgetting Elena : A Novel

by Edmund White
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ISBN: 9780679755739
Authors: Edmund White
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Date of Publication: 1994-10-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Queer, LGBT, Classics
Goodreads rating: 3.42
(rated by 377 readers)

Description

Combining glittering wit, an atmosphere dense in social paranoia, and a breathtaking elegance and precision of language, White's first novel suggests a hilarious apotheosis of the comedy of manners. For, on the privileged island community where Forgetting Elena takes place, manners are everything. Or so it seems to White's excruciatingly self-conscious young narrator who desperately wants to be accepted in this world where everything from one's bathroom habits to the composition of "spontaneous" poetry is subject to rigid conventions.
 

Conventions rule an island of privileged manners.

For readers who enjoy social satire and sharp writing, Forgetting Elena is a hilarious debut novel that explores the absurdity of social conventions and the desire for acceptance. Set in a privileged island community, the novel follows a self-conscious narrator as he navigates the strict rules and rituals of this world. White's precise language and glittering wit make this a must-read for fans of the comedy of manners.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.