In Youth is Pleasure
By Denton Welch
A gay classic coming-of-age novel and an unforgettable slice of British interwar upper-middle class life
Orvil Pym does not fit in. A waifish, eccentric, sensitive fifteen-year-old, he hates school and longs to be alone. Spending his Summer holidays in a genteel Surrey hotel with his mysterious father and two brothers who don't understand him, he explores ancient churches, spies on a man rowing in the river and collects antiques, escaping into his own singular aesthetic world. First published in 1945, this is an unforgettable portrayal of a young man's sensuous coming-of-age.
- ISBN:
- 9780241464137
- Format:
- Paperback / softback
- Pages:
- 192
- Published:
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Imprint:
- Penguin Classics
- Weight:
- 147 g