Granta 126: Do You Remember [terms]

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(adjective) fated to die; doomed / (adjective) marked by a foreboding of death or calamity / (adjective) able to see into the future; visionary / (adjective) marked by an otherworldly air or attitude / (adjective) crazy touched / (adjective) excessively refined; precious / (adjective) quaintly unconventional; campy

177

Like many gay men, I understood at an early age that a fey gesture or tone of voice could put me in harm’s way

—p.177 My Avant-Garde Education (169) missing author

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Like many gay men, I understood at an early age that a fey gesture or tone of voice could put me in harm’s way

—p.177 My Avant-Garde Education (169) missing author

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lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group, which lessens social cohesion and fosters decline; popularized by French sociologist Émile Durkheim in his influential book Suicide

178

No, a one-man show was the rite of passage that would change my life, rectify years of anomie and assure my appearance in Life magazine.

—p.178 My Avant-Garde Education (169) missing author

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No, a one-man show was the rite of passage that would change my life, rectify years of anomie and assure my appearance in Life magazine.

—p.178 My Avant-Garde Education (169) missing author

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