He divides his time between Florida and Tuscany, Italy. Leavitt, who is openly gay, has frequently explored gay issues in his work. He is also the editor of Subtropics magazine, The University of Florida's literary review. Leavitt is a graduate of Yale University and a professor at the University of Florida, where he is the co-director of the creative writing program. Philip's admission to his parents and his father's hidden life provoke changes that forever alter the landscape of their worlds. But the real threat to this family is Philip's father's own struggle with his latent homosexuality, realized only in his Sunday afternoon visits to gay porn theaters. Philip's parents are facing their own problems: pressure from developers and the loss of. Philip's parents are facing their own crisis: pressure from developers and the loss of their longtime home. 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 Benjamin, who realizes he must come out to his parents after falling in love for the first time with a man. 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. David Leavitt's extraordinary first novel, now reissued in paperback, is a seminal work about family, sexual identity, home, and loss. Owen and Rose are facing serious challenges to their married life of routine and monotony as New York City grows and changes.
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