The Night Listener (2000) (edit title/settings)

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• raymond catedral: Never been much of a fan of mystery novels but this goes deeper than the genre......One big twist and smaller after-shocks after. Maupin makes you feel for the characters and that is this novel's strength......5 stars
• Jess: Gabriel's husband and best friend, who acts as his manager and keeps his career running smoothly. He's battled his HIV positive status for years.
• Donna Lomax: Pete's fiercely protective adoptive mother.
• Anna: Gabriel's accountant/bookkeper. She's very young, and very protective of Gabriel.
• Gabriel Noone: A famous (and famously homosexual) author who has a radio show on NPR called "Noone at Night." He has a big imagination and an even bigger heart.
• Ashe Findlay: The editor who brings Pete's book to Gabriel's attention.
• Wayne: Add a description of this character.
• Hugo: Jess and Gabriel's faithful old dog. Named after a designer.
• Josie: Gabriel's sister, who lives in their hometown of Charleston, South Carolina.
• Wysong
• Mummie: Gabriel's mother, who has British roots and prefers to be called "mummie" rather than "Mom." She is kind to a fault, always willing to help those in need.
• Darlie: Gabriel's stepmother, though they're about the same age. She marries Pap after Gabriel's mother dies of cancer.
• Dodie: Gabriel's grandmother.
• Marsha: The woman who lives across the street from Donna and Pete. She helps Donna to take care of Pete, even assisting with trips to the hospital.
• Boyd
• Edgar
• Jamie
• Gabe
• Vera
• Sondra
• Frank: Jess' motorcycle buddy...and possibly more?
• Dick Burbage
• Warren
• Billy
• Bart Simpson

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• “I'm a fabulist by trade, so be forewarned: I've spent years looting my life for fiction. Like a magpie, I save the shiny stuff and discard the rest; it's of no use to me if it doesn't serve the geometry of the story. This makes me less reliable when it comes to the facts.”

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• It’s not a question of good or evil, Pete believes. Just the random brutality of the universe and our native ability to withstand it.

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• The heart is measured by how much you love, not by how much you are loved by others. Fuckin’ Hitler was loved by others.”

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• we all have a blacking factory: some awful moment, early on, when we surrender our childish hearts

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Charleston
• New York
• Milwaukee
• San Francisco
• California
• Wisconsin
• Henzke Street

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Armistead Maupin (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Stonewall Book Award (2001: Honor Book in Literature)

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( M ) › Maupin, Armistead
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

Movie Connections edit see section history

• The Night Listener (IMDb): (2006): Starring Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Joe Morton; Directed by Patrick Stettner

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