Edmund White
Edmund Valentine White III (January 13, 1940 – June 3, 2025) was an American novelist, memoirist and essayist. Most of his writings are on the topic same-sex relationships. His books include The Joy of Gay Sex (1977) (written with Charles Silverstein), A Boy's Own Story (1982), The Beautiful Room Is Empty (1988) and The Farewell Symphony (1997).
White was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was HIV-positive. He married writer Michael Carroll in 2013.[1]
White was at the Stonewall Inn in 1969 when the Stonewall uprising began.[2] He later wrote, "Ours may have been the first funny revolution."[3]
White died on June 3, 2025 at his home in New York City from problems caused by a gastroenteritis infection at the age of 85.[4][5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Pizzoli, Frank (July 2, 2014). "Michael Carroll: On His New Short Story Collection, the Benefits of a Spare Writing Style, and His Literary Inspirations". Lambda Literary Foundation. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Edmund White on Stonewall, the 'Decisive Uprising' of Gay Liberation". Literary Hub. April 30, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ↑ White, Edmund (June 19, 2019). "How Stonewall felt – to someone who was there". The Guardian. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ↑ Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85
- ↑ Berstein, Fred A. (June 4, 2025). "Edmund White, Novelist and Pioneer of Gay Literature, Dies at 85". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
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