As Max Saw It (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Ludwik Begleiter
- First Published: 1994
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1974-1989
- Setting: Italy, China, and the Boston area
- Principal Characters: Max Strong, Charlie Swan, Toby, Camilla, Laura
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Gay men, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Art or artists, Friendship, Adultery, Loyalty, AIDS, Wealth
- Locales: Boston, MA, New York, Pennsylvania, China, Italy
The Novel
As Max Saw It combines introspection and observation in the narration of its principal character, Max Strong, who becomes an intimate of the wealthy and famous. Despite a failed marriage, he prospers and is drawn ever more closely into Charlie Swan’s relationship with Toby, whose death from AIDS leads Charlie to choose the same fate.
At the Rumorosa, the Italian villa of Edna and Rodney Joyce on the edge of Lake Como, Max is introduced by his friend Arthur to the Joyces and their guests. As a poor, salaried academic, Max feels ill at ease, not their...
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