Monette, Paul

Paul Monette (1945 1995) was an author, poet, and gay rights activist. Born in Massachusetts and educated at Yale University, he moved with his partner Roger Horwitz to Los Angeles in 1978 and became involved in the gay rights movement. Monette s writing captures the sense of heartbreak and loss at the center of the AIDS crisis. His first novel, "Taking Care of Mrs. Carroll", was published in 1978, and he went on to write several more works of fiction, poetry, and memoir. "Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir", the tender account of his partner s battle with the disease, earned him both PEN Center We...