And the Band Played On
Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
$32.99
- Paperback
656 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2021
Summary
‘A heroic work of journalism on what must rank as one of the foremost catastrophes of modern history.’ - The New York Times
‘Stunning … An impressively researched and richly detailed narrative.’ - TIME
Randy Shilts was the first openly gay journalist dealing with gay issues for the San Francisco Chronicle. In 1981, the year when AIDS came to international attention, he quickly devoted himself to reporting on the developing epidemic, one which devastated his community and event…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781788167734 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1788167732 |
| Author: | Randy Shilts |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Serpent's Tail |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 656 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2021 |
| Weight: | 520g |
| Dimensions: | 44mm x 128mm x 192mm |
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Critics Review
Rivals in power and intensity, and in the brilliance of its reporting and writing, Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood * Boston Globe *
Stunning … An impressively researched and richly detailed narrative. * TIME *
A heroic work of journalism on what must rank as one of the foremost catastrophes of modern history. * The New York Times *
Randy Shilts
Randy Shilts was a literary journalist working in the tradition of Norman Mailer and Truman Capote. He became a pioneering voice in raising awareness of gay civil rights issues and the AIDS crisis. In 1993, he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists’ Association. Shilts discovered he was HIV positive in 1987 and died in 1994. He also wrote The Mayor of Castro Street, a biography of Harvey Milk.
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