Why Is Johnny Screaming?: A Picaresque Novel of a Gay Italian-American Man in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in the 1960s-1990siUniverse, 1 сент. 2003 г. - Всего страниц: 220 Johnny Spedolini, or as he is called affectionately, "Professor Speedo" or "Johnny Speedo," is a young man from Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, who becomes a well-loved teacher in the years of the sixties through the nineties, Johnny is a devoted Catholic Christian and loves his church; he happens also to be gay in a time and place when being gay is not only regarded as a mortal sin, but can, indeed, cost the gay person his or her life. Johnny is certainly pained by the fact of his homosexuality, but even more, he is angered by contemporary religion's attitude toward homosexuality. The story revolves around Johnny's sardonic and angry review of his world, his quixotic railing against injustice in the world and his desire to do good and be helpful to others in this imperfect world. Most of all, the story is about the treasured friendship between Johnny, his student and friend, Joey and Joey's lovely wife-to-be, Angela. The love story of these three seekers after truth constitutes the true heart of the story. |
Другие издания - Просмотреть все
Why Is Johnny Screaming: A Picaresque Novel of a Gay Italian-American Man in ... Edward Ali Ограниченный просмотр - 2003 |
Why Is Johnny Screaming?: A Picaresque Novel of a Gay Italian-American Man ... Edward Ali Недоступно для просмотра - 2003 |
Why Is Johnny Screaming?: A Picaresque Novel of A Gay Italian-American Man ... Edward Ali Недоступно для просмотра - 2003 |
Часто встречающиеся слова и выражения
ancient apartment Aruba asked beautiful Bellaboca Benjie Bensonhurst Big Mike BigEars Bloatella Book of Revelation boys buns C’mon called Camry Chiquita Chunky Church Cleo Cosmo cried didn’t drug father feel field finally find fine first five flesh floor Frankie Red friends Fuck fuckin girls give gonna gotta Green Lantern guys hate hero homosexual hurt Husen High Italian Italian-American Italy Jesus Joey Joey and Angela Joey’s Johnny Johnny saw Johnny thought Johnny’s kids knew laughed leaders Lenny listen look Lovers Concerto macho mafia Mama Rocco Mario Cuomo Mary mother naked nation never night numbers Occhipinti office Okay opera pain Raviolio screamed sexual shit Sicilian pizza slowly smile Speedo started straight talk teacher tell There’s underwear walked wanna Washington Heights What’s Yeah York City You’re young