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Jonathan Taylor's The Goldberg Variations
Jonathan Taylor’s first novel in TheGoldbergVariations trilogy introduces us to Jamie Goldberg, navigating 1970s Detroit while hiding in two worlds: “one is a beautiful cocoon spun from music, art, theater and literature, another is darker with a sado-masochistic desire to obliterate his sexuality.”
A coming-of-age story that Kirkus Reviews praises for its “polished prose enlivened with the protagonist’s neurotic humor.”
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In The Redemption of the Damned, the 2nd volume of TheGoldbergVariations, Jamie Goldberg discovers “human sexuality is a lot more complex than merely gay versus straight” as he navigates 1980 Detroit.
With prose Kirkus calls “smooth and often striking,” author Jonathan Taylor explores how “coming out appears to pose more problems than it solves” in this nuanced continuation that stands powerfully on its own.
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The final volume of Jonathan A. Taylor’s acclaimed trilogy “The Goldberg Variations” brings Jamie Goldberg’s journey to its powerful conclusion as he navigates university life, theater, politics, and finally confronts the truth about himself.
Kirkus Reviews celebrates this installment as “an excellent coming-of-age novel with an indelible lead,” noting that “as Jamie struggles to understand his place in the world and the way it perceives him, readers will no doubt see something of their own young selves in him.”
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About the Author
Jonathan Arnowitz-Taylor
Jonathan Arnowitz is a novelist whose fiction explores LGBTQ coming-of-age narratives, including “The Goldberg Variations: Rights of Passage” and “Redemption of the Damned.” His creative works examine the psychological and social complexities of identity formation, drawing on his extensive experience we he served the LGBTQ community as an organizational leader, political advocate, and sex educator.