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Richard Meeker 


Better Angel 


Bokud hooker 


In 1933, Forman Brown (1901 — 1996) wrote, under the pseudonym 
Richard Meeker, a controversial novel called Better Angel, about a 
young man coming to terms with his homosexuality. We follow Kurt 
Gray from his school days as target of the bullies through a religiously 
condemned sexual awakening; only during college and later at 
university does Kurt find acceptance and finally love. This novel is 
regarded as the first American novel to present the 'gay' experience in 
a healthy light. Forman Brown only revealed his authorship of the novel 


at the age of 94. 


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Cover image: The Awakening of Icarus (1910) by Lucilio de Albuquerque (1877 — 1939). 
Cover designed by Availle. This design is in the public domain. 





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