Vermont-born Philip Galanes
debuts first novel 'Father's Day'
by J.A. Lopata
With a book jacket picturing a
yellow sweater, and chapter headings such as “Loud Blouse,”
“Tennis Whites,” “A Threadbare Towel,” and “Chinchilla Jackets,”
it’s clear that Galanes doesn’t consider sartorial matters to be
taken lightly. “Clothes are some of the ways we present
ourselves to each other,” said Galanes. The choice of what we
wear addresses questions about the parts of us that are “real,
hidden, public, and private.”
And in a novel where the gay hero is frequently chatting on
“Pump Line,” a phone sex line, the question, “What are you
wearing?” seems appropriate.
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