The Lost Language of Cranes (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: David Leavitt
- First Published: 1986
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Family literature
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Parents and children, Gay men, Homosexuality or homosexuals, New York City, 1980’s, Lesbianism or lesbians
- Locales: Manhattan, NY, New York, NY
Leavitt's first novel, The Lost Language of Cranes, is the story of two men of different generations coming to terms with their sexual orientation. Like much of Leavitt's work, it is also the story of a family coming apart at the seams.
Rose Benjamin, a copy editor, and her husband, Owen, director of admissions at a private boys’ school, lead a tightly structured life, devoting their days to work and their evenings to reading in their twin rocking chairs. Every Sunday, they go their separate ways; Rose reads the paper and works in the apartment, while Owen spends the...
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