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Paul Monette, Writer of Gay Anguish, Dies

Washington Post (02/13/95) P. B5

Paul Monette, whose memoir "Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story" traced his difficult path from stigma to celebration as a gay man, died of AIDS on Feb. 10 at age 49. The 1992 memoir, which won him a National Book Award, was about Monette's suppression of his homosexuality, his struggle for identity in the 1950s and 1960s, and survival in a homophobic society. In the late 1980s, after his companion Roger Horwitz died of AIDS -related complications, Monette wrote "Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir," which examined Horwitz's struggle and death. In accepting the National Book Award, Monette said, "Writing literally kept me alive" after being diagnosed with HIV. His most recent work, a collection of 10 essays titled "Last Watch of the Night," was published last June. Related Story: New York Times (02/13) P. B7


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