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David Leavitt

Born

in Pittsburgh, The United States

June 23, 1961

Website

http://web.english.ufl.edu/faculty/dleavitt/

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Gay & Lesbian

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Leavitt is a graduate of Yale University and a professor at the University of Florida, where he is the co-director of the creative writing program. He is also the editor of Subtropics magazine, The University of Florida's literary review.

Leavitt, who is openly gay, has frequently explored gay issues in his work. He divides his time between Florida and Tuscany, Italy.
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Average rating: 3.81 · 31,845 ratings · 3,534 reviews · 62 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Lost Language of Cranes 3.97 avg rating — 6,949 ratings — published 1986 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	While England Sleeps 3.96 avg rating — 2,346 ratings — published 1993 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Two Hotel Francforts 3.41 avg rating — 2,137 ratings — published 2013 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Family Dancing: Stories 3.77 avg rating — 1,654 ratings — published 1983 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Indian Clerk 3.57 avg rating — 1,698 ratings — published 2007 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Who Knew Too Much: Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer 3.45 avg rating — 1,444 ratings — published 2006 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shelter in Place 3.20 avg rating — 1,140 ratings — published 2020 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Page Turner 3.55 avg rating — 999 ratings — published 1998 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arkansas: Three Novellas 3.77 avg rating — 905 ratings — published 1997 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Equal Affections 3.71 avg rating — 834 ratings — published 1989 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Novels are forged in passion, demand fidelity and commitment, often drive you to boredom or rage, sleep with you at night. They are the long haul. They are marriage. Stories, on the other hand, you can lose yourself in for a few weeks and then wrap up, or grow tired of and abandon and (maybe) return to later. They can cuddle you sweetly, or make you get on your knees and beg.”
― David Leavitt, Collected Stories

tags: novels, writing

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“When one writer tries to silence another, he silences every writer-and in the end he also silences himself.”
― David Leavitt

tags: censorship, leavitt, quote, writer

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“I could hear the knock and whistle of the water pipes, the purr of the calico cat. And at that moment a happiness filled me that was pure and perfect and yet it was bled with despair - as if I had been handed a cup of ambrosial nectar to drink from and knew that once I finished drinking, the cup would be withdrawn forever, and nothing to come would ever taste as good.”
― David Leavitt, While England Sleeps

tags: despair, happiness

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Satantango by László Krasznahorkai (1985) 274 pages

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Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (2003) 336 pages

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Barabbas by Par Lagerkvist by Par Lagerkvist (1950)

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While England Sleeps by David Leavitt (1993) 309 pages

6 votes, 4.7%

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