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The Normal Heart and The Destiny of Me: Two Plays | Larry Kramer

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The Normal Heart, set during the early years of the AIDS epidemic, is the impassioned indictment of a society that allowed the plague to happen, a moving denunciation of the ignorance and fear that helped kill an entire generation. It has been produced and taught all over the world. Its companion play, The Destiny of Me, is the stirring story of an AIDS activist forced to put his life in the hands of the very doctor he has been denouncing.

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BarbaraTheBibliophage

The Normal Heart and The Destiny of Me: Two Plays | Larry Kramer

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Classics in the literature of HIV/AIDS and gay life in NYC during the 1980s. These are heartbreaking and highly emotional plays. Iā€ve had them on my shelf forever and am glad I used them for the #booked2022 #aboutHIVAIDS prompt. Kramer is semi-autobiographical, especially in Destiny, which I wish Iā€d read first. Itā€s more of a coming out story. Normal Heart is focused on the early days of the epidemic

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brendanmleonard

The Normal Heart and The Destiny of Me: Two Plays | Larry Kramer

Happy 81st Birthday to author/activist/hero/all-american crank, Larry Kramer! Kramer is one of those guys who epitomizes the true New York spirit - tough, uncompromising, but with a big heart and a profound desire to set things right. And The Normal Heart is a masterpiece of activist theater/literature, and a profound reminder of the consequences of prejudice. #bookishbirthdays

shawnmooney I would probably emphasize the "crank" part most of all in your lovely description, but he certainly is a giant in gay culture. I met him at a queer lit conference in the early 1990s. I will never forget it. He was impetuous, brilliant, snarky, infuriating, rude, and really and truly fascinating. And, he thought I was cute ;) 8y

Notafraidofwords I read the play and watched the movie. I encourage everyone to check it out! 8y

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