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Hardback. Zustand: Good. Well, it just sings. -Susan Sontag'Drugs, dick, disco, and dish-remember?' That's how the drag queen Miss Mae Mae describes the good times in James McCourt's 1993 novel, Time Remaining. She is on her deathbed, clutching a stuffed bear, and she marvels at how suddenly those words have been replaced by 'dysentery, dementia, despair, and death.' Miss Mae Mae's final quip is relayed by Odette O'Doyle, a 'polymath drag-queen diva, ' to Daniel Delancey, an orphaned performance artist, as they ride the midnight train to Montauk. Odette and Delancey are the sole survivors of a raucous group of drag queens called the Eleven Against Heaven, which AIDS has decimated. Odette has just returned from depositing the ashes of the Eleven in various European bodies of water: Miss Mae Mae in the Rhine, Miss Faith Healy in the Liffey, Miss Charity Ward 'upon still waters in the fjord at lesund. As she recounts the rites for Delancey, she immerses us in stories of the Eleven, and surfaces a singular history of mid-century queer New York. -The New YorkerMcCourt is that rarest of contemporary American authors-a true iconoclast, a devoted high stylist, and a holder of the unfashionable opinion that prose is a natural extrovert and beauty that deserves the brightest polish, the best accessories, the most extravagant costumes. -Dennis Cooper, author of Closer and FriskWhat makes Time Remaining an extraordinary animal among so many, varied gay books that came to life in the 1970s, 80s and 90s? It's a celebration of the survival instincts that define gay life. The use of dark humor is the building and defense of our semantic canon which results in an aggressively earned comfort with the world. -Tim Young, from his introduction to the new edition James McCourt is the author of multiple works of fiction and nonfiction. He is best known for his acclaimed 1971 debut novel Mawrdew Czgowchwz (pronounced Mardu Gorgeous) which is currently available with the New York Review Books Classics imprint. Queer Street: The Rise and Fall of an American Culture, 1947-85, published in 2003, was identified by The New York Times as an heroically imaginative account of gay metropolitan culture, an elegy and an apologia for a generation. Tim Young has been thinking and writing about the role of literature and music in the narrative of life for many decades. In addition to a series of essays on popular culture for Design Observer, he has contributed work for The Yale Review.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Time Remaining This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Includes dust jacket. First Edition. First edition. Dust jacket has wear and tear mainly on the edges.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good with some shelf wear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. New York, Knopf, 1993. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine jacket. A clean tight copy. Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($21.00). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. The book comprises "two wildly brilliant, moving, electric stories of gay life in New York during the last 25 years. …

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. first edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 8.75x6.00x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition, 1993, 1st printing [no number line]. Pristine, clean & tight copy, unread & bright AS NEW, really a perfect book, comprising "two wildly brilliant, moving, electric stories of gay life in New York during the last 25 years. The first story introduces Delancey, performance artist and, in his words, 'one of the sole survivors' of a band known as the Eleven against Heaven. Delancey's recollections of four decades in the flamboyant New York wilds---spirited, defiant, festive, bright as paint (or acid)---are filled with the force of longing and the melodrama of remembering. Delancey's prologue sets the stage for the title story, 'Time Remaining,' in which the formidable Odette O'Doyle---semi-retired transvestite ballerina, veteran of foreign wars, and polymath recorder of the stories of valiant lives---assumes the spotlight. On a midnight train to Long Island's South Fork, Odette reports on his just-completed mission: he has deposited the ashes of eight of the former 'Eleven' in various rivers, canals, fjords, and harbors of Europe. Through the ceremonies of time, travel, ritual re-enactment, and eternal return, this renegade celebrant officiates at something very like an Irish Catholic wake. He recalls a glittering chain of outrageous adventures and a terrible history of decimating disease and death while conducting a private service of reconciliation and renewal. TIME REMAINING is a moving, defiantly hilarious solemnization of life and love in the age of AIDS." [jacket copy] "TIME REMAINING is splendid, a sad and beautiful elegy."---Harold Bloom. "One of the many pleasures of James McCourt's books is that he never writes down. Only up-up-up. He assumes his readers are as observant, as amusable, as learned, as exuberant, as generous as he is. Who would not want to live up to his expectations? And, oh, yes, he has perfect pitch."---Susan Sontag. Attractive Knopf production w/deckle edge, sharp corners, square & tight binding. Jacket & book look newer than new, quite presentable & collectible. See my listings RUB436, 912 & 914 for more McCourt titles.…