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"From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, an extraordinary history of the meteoric rise and fall of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham. As King James I's favourite, Buckingham was also his confidant, gatekeeper, advisor and lover....
A landmark study of the history of male-male sex in early modern Europe, including the European colonies and the Ottoman world.
"A collection of sharp, poignant essays that expertly blends the personal and political in an exploration of American culture through the lens of our obsession with dead women"--Provided by publisher.
A "brilliant, innovative, beautiful" ( The Guardian ) book from the acclaimed author of Chilean Poet "Dazzling . . . a work of parody, but also of poetry." -- The New York Times Book Review NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR, THE...
