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An Arrow's Flight

Mark Merlis

Paperback | Pages: 384 pages

Rating: 3.94 | 796 Users | 73 Reviews

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Title	:	An Arrow's Flight
Author	:	Mark Merlis
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 384 pages
Published	:	September 24th 1999 by Stonewall Inn Editions (first published August 1st 1998)
Categories	:	LGBT. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Gay. Fantasy. Mythology

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The award-winning An Arrow's Flight tells the story of the Trojan War and Pyrrhus, the son of the fallen Achilles, now working as a go-go boy and hustler in the big city. Magically blending ancient headlines and modern myth, Merlis creates a fabulous new world where legendary heroes declare their endowments in personal ads and any panhandler may be a divinity in disguise. Comical, moving, startling in its audacity and range, An Arrow's Flight is a profound meditation on gay identity, straight power, and human liberation.

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Original Title:	An Arrow's Flight
ISBN:	0312242883 (ISBN13: 9780312242886)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Lambda Literary Award for Gay Men's Fiction (1998)

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Mark Merlis' "An Arrow's Flight" is a really interesting read. The narrative is built on the intriguing placement of the last years of the Trojan war in modern day, and basing the convoluted plot line on the proposition that Pyrrhus, son of Achilles, is a young gay man working as a hustler in the City.Although this is clearly a novel written in the first decade of the 21st century, all through "An Arrow's Flight" I kept thinking of the trailblazing gay novels of the 1980s, Andrew Holleran's

I loved this book, but I'm not really sure who I'd recommend it to. Having some kind of knowledge or passion for Greek mythology seems requisite going in - I can't imagine getting much enjoyment out of this if you aren't familiar with the original stories that Merlis is adapting and expounding on and subverting - but this is not your run of the mill Homeric retelling.You start the novel with Pyrrhus, son of Achilles, and you think you're going to Troy. That's how the story goes, anyway -

Reread this book after loving it when I first read it almost 20 years ago. Happy to report that I loved it even MORE this time around. It's brilliant, and heartbreaking, and comes closest, I think, to being the Great American Gay Novel (or gay white male novel, at least). It really is a sharp-eyed glimpse into the psyches of men who are told, their whole lives, that there is something "wrong" with them and that there is only one way to be a man. Also, as a writer, I love this line: "Of course

An oddly quirky book - the retelling of a portion of the Troy story in a modern day setting, with the two main characters gay. A bit difficult to follow sometimes, so it took me longer to read it than I thought it would. But I like the way he writes, and I like his perspective

There are good novels and there are really good novels; then there are a transcendent few that should be read by everyone. Too often these stories are not only not read by those cognizant of the very best stories gay literature has to offer, they aren't even known about. This is one of those novels. I stumbled across the author and his novel while Googling something like "The Top Ten Best Gay Novels Ever Written." Fortunately, I came across this site http://litreactor.com/columns/ten-gay... . I

"The sight of the guy's friendly, welcoming butt filled Pyrrhus's throat with sorrow and loss." That is an actual line from this tedious novel that imagines Achilles' son as a gay go-go dancer and prostitute. I was hesitant going into the book, as the exploits of a Adonis-like, white, gay character living it up in the city sounded quite cliche. However, my love for Greek literature (and for modern adaptations of classical works) prompted me to give it a try. Unfortunately, Merlis never rises

Tells the story of Pyrrhus/Neoptolemus, the son of Achilles, you know, the one who finally does sack Troy (and kills old Priam in such bloody detail in Book II of the Aeneid). That's fine. The neat thing about it is the "the time is now; the place, Ancient Greece" conceit that Merlis uses to tell the story, and that it's a very (very) gay Pyrrhus who is our (anti-)hero. Pyrrhus, abandoned by his father at a young age, has run away from his island home and his responsibilities as prince, angry at