As Max Saw It | As Max Saw It

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...

As Max Saw It | As Max Saw It

At a glance:

The Novel

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