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Familiar Spirits

Familiar Spirits: A Memoir of James Merrill and David Jackson is a memoir published in 2000 by American writer Alison Lurie. In it, she recounts a friendship with a poet James Merrill and his life partner David Jackson which began in the 1950s.Merrill and Jackson were both wealthy, well-educated men, who lived an openly gay life decades before that was…

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Author
Alison Lurie
Genre
Memoir
Publication date
2000
Language
English
Publication place
United States

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Familiar Spirits → Alison Lurie
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Familiar SpiritsAuthorAlison Lurie1.00infobox
Familiar SpiritsGenreMemoir1.00infobox
Familiar SpiritsLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Familiar SpiritsPublication date20001.00infobox
Familiar SpiritsPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox

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