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The Lost Language of Cranes: A Novel

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4 out of 5
Based on 462 Ratings and 64 Reviews

Book Description
David Leavitt's extraordinary first novel, now reissued in paperback, is a seminal work about family, sexual identity, home, and loss.

Set in the 1980s against the backdrop of a swiftly gentrifying Manhattan, The Lost Language of Cranes tells the story of twenty-five-year-old Philip, who realizes he must come out to his parents after falling in love for the first time with a man. P... More
Book Information
PublisherBloomsbury USA Children's Books
BindingPaperback (18 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages352
ISBN-101582345732
ISBN-13978-1582345734
Publication Date05/02/2005
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About David Leavitt (Author) : David Leavitt is a published author. Some of the published credits of David Leavitt include The Lost Language of Cranes: A Novel.
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