Brutal Companion Author|Nawal Nader-French and the China Times Literature

and the China Times Literature Award (1991

I became an artist

Summer develops a talent for hiding the truth

" - Publishers Weekly Starred Review

Before the Second World War he was a gym teacher and later the principal of the secular portion of a Jewish religious school

Brutal Companion Author|Nawal Nader-French and the China Times LiteratureBrutal Companion is a haunting and visceral collection of poems that explores themes of identity, sexuality, loss, and personal transformation. Drawing from his own experiences as a gay man, the poet delves unflinchingly into memories of desire, trauma, and self discovery against the backdrop of an often unforgiving world. From intimate encounters and dreamlike visions to searing societal critiques, the poems paint a complex portrait of navigating