Lotus on a Dung Heap: Memoirs of a Gay Artist
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.69 (642 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0595140793 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 236 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Marries beautiful Italian and struggles with bisexuality. Afterwards he studied art in Italy on the GI Bill. After divorcing, he returns to the States to the wild sex scene of the '70sdescribed in explicit detail. He survives to sum it all up. About the Author Author was a gay Navy Medic during WW2. . During AIDS crisis, he volunteers on hot lines and with patients. Doesn't work
Fast moving action for a gay man coming out in WW2 A Customer The book is an amazing look into the life of a sensitive gayartist as he experiences what life is all about. He is plunged intowar at the age of 18, guesses there's something wrong with him anddosen't find out until he's drafted into the Navy. From here hediscovers that not only are there hundreds of other gay men around,but with the absence of women, so-called straight men under theright circumstances. It is all discribed in wonderful, sometimespoetic language. The adventures go from strange to bizarre. Basile'sdescriptive voice. One's Man's Sexual and Spiritual Odyssey A Customer A brilliantly accomplished memoir, "Lotus on A Dung Heap" takes you right there, to the very heart of things and lets the reader experience the author's life in all its daring, sexual complexity. By turns irreverent and poignant, John Basile's book is not for the faint of heart. From San Francisco to Italy, Asia and Mexico, Lotus reads like a sexual travelogue with not infrequent stops for, believe it or not, spiritual reflection. It is, in fact, the dynamic interplay of spirit and flesh that makes "Lotus" so compelling and a must
Three weeks later he meets a Mexican doctor and moves infor five years. He is a gay artist in WW2. In the last section the AIDS crisis is in full stride. When the affair ends he returns to California to a liberated sex scenejust before the outbreak of AIDS. They rent a house next door to the girl he¡¯ll marry only months later. He learns that any man will have sex under the right conditions. His wife fucks a man in Acapulco. After the war he is an art student in San Francisco and discovers a world where being queer is normal. He brings his wife to America and gets a job with a film company that sends them to Mexico. He describes a day on the hot lines. There are case historiesand a summing up.. This leads to a break up. He is in San Francisco when AIDS surfaces and volunteers at the AIDS Center. He goes to Italy and meets a lawyer. He is now working as an AIDS buddy with terminally ill men. This part deals with explicit sexual scenes. His duties as a Navy Corpsman attached to a rangy Marine unit on a Pacific island lead to some hilarious adventures. The story describes the dilemma a homosexual goes through when he
He survives to sum it all up. Doesn't work. Author was a gay Navy Medic during WW2. Afterwards he studied art in Italy on the GI Bill. Marries beautiful Italian and struggles with bisexuality. After divorcing, he returns to the States to the wild sex scene of the '70sdescribed in explicit detail. . During AIDS crisis, he volunteers on hot lines and with patients