Paul Monette was born on October 16, 1945 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for Secret Witness (1988), Friday's Curse (1987) and Hotel (1983). He died on February 10, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
Wrote groundbreaking nonfiction about the experience of being a gay widower.
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Won the National Book Award for nonfiction in 1992 for his work Becoming a Man: Half a Life Story.
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Shared a life with Roger Horwitz from 1974 until Horwitz's death from AIDS in 1986. Before his own death in 1995 (also from AIDS), Monette established the Monette-Horwitz Trust to honor individuals and organizations for their significant contributions toward eradicating homophobia.
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Published six novels, three collections of poems, and several memoirs. His book Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir won a Lambada Literary Award.
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