From a Burning House: The AIDS Project Los Angeles Writers Workshop Collection: The AIDS Project Los Angeles Writers Workshop Collection

As the AIDS epidemic continues unabated, people living with AIDS are in danger of being overshadowed by AIDS the issue-- a topic for movies, political wrangling, and opinion polls. This powerful collection gives voice to the people-- those with HIV, as well as their caregivers-- who do battle at the front line of the epidemic. It is an intense celebration of life led at the precipice. The themes explored in From a Burning House are simple and universal: love, fear, friendship, loss. But these works possess a unique quality, as they describe a world on fire, a world where lives are quickened by the reality of AIDS. For the writers in the workshop, the creative process can be healing. For the reader, the result is profoundly moving; a tapestry of writings that is at once witty, wise and a painfully vibrant connection to the way we live now. A portion of the editor's and writers' proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to AIDS Project Los Angeles.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 06/01/1996
ISBN: 9780671535179
Pages: 400
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.64w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/06/1996 pg. 68
Publishers Weekly 04/29/1996 pg. 68
Library Journal 06/15/1996 pg. 65