An Arrow's Flight

A Novel

Mark Merlis

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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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Praise for An Arrow's Flight

"Merlis's insight into human nature and his ability to find and articulate grace in the ordinary process of human exchange is remarkable...Merlis's novel is a stunning standout." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Top-of-the-lane...compulsively readable and very, very sexy." --Robert Plunket, The Advocate

"A beautiful, haunting work by one of America's finest novelists." --Paul Russell, author of The Coming Storm and Sea of Tranquility

"The sharp and slyly witty narration consistently offers surprises...compelling and original." --Library Journal

"A smoothly written novel that so seamlessly merges the ancient and the contemporary that we never give a thought to anachronism. Merlis's craft and imagination will have readers gay and straight panting for more." --Booklist

"A dazzlingly, astounding great novel." --Scott Heim, author of In Awe and Mysterious Skin

"The sexiest, smartest gay novel to come down the pike since The Swimming Pool Library." --Lambda Book Report

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Mark Merlis

Mark Merlis is the author of An Arrow's Flight, winner of the Lambda Literary Award. He is also the author of Man About Town.

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An Arrow's Flight
A Novel
Mark Merlis

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ALA Stonewall Book Award - Honor Book

Trade Paperback

Trade Paperback
St. Martin's Press
Stonewall Inn Editions
September 1999
Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780312242886
ISBN10: 0312242883
6 1/8 x 9 1/4 inches, 384 pages
$14.95
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