US EditionEdmund White, acclaimed novelist of gay life, dies at 85
- Edmund White, a groundbreaking American novelist and chronicler of gay life, died at age 85, confirmed on Wednesday by his agent Bill Clegg.
- White's work emerged from his experiences witnessing the 1969 Stonewall raids, which spurred the modern gay movement that he documented through novels, essays, and activism.
- He authored over 30 books including the bestselling autobiographical trilogy beginning with 'A Boy's Own Story' , and participated in founding Gay Men's Health Crisis amid the AIDS crisis.
- White remarked on the remarkable journey from being widely criticized to celebrated over fifty years, and in 2019, he was honored with a National Book Award medal recognizing his lifetime contributions to literature.
- White’s death marks the loss of a vital writer who bridged gay subcultures and mainstream literature while witnessing decades of gay rights advances and setbacks.
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With Edmund White, who died last Tuesday in New York at the age of 85, the last of the great American authors who for two centuries were able to plug that cultural gap between the United States and Europe that no longer has a remedy has died. Like Henry James or his teacher/friend/nemesis Susan Sontag, White served as a cross pollinator between the two continents.
Groundbreaking gay author Edmund White passes away aged 85
The Guardian. He died on Tuesday evening while waiting for an ambulance after experiencing stomach issues.A major voice in modern queer literature, Edmund White left an indelible mark and his work inspired many authors who came after him, including Garth Greenwell, Édouard Louis, Ocean Vuong and more.Born in Ohio in 1940, White lived his early years in Illinois. He was accepted to Harvard but decided to study at the University of Michigan so he …
Through his gay novels, the American writer opened doors and inspired a new generation of writers. He died on Tuesday June 3 at 85 years of age.
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