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Edmund White, Novelist and Pioneer of Gay Literature, Dies at 85
Edmund White, who became a pioneer in gay literature by mining his own varied catalog of sexual experiences in more than 30 books and hundreds of articles and essays, died on Tuesday. He was 85. Mr. White died of natural causes, his agent, Bill Clegg …
Edmund White, who became a pioneer in gay literature by mining his own varied catalog of sexual experiences in more than 30 books and hundreds of articles and essays, died on Tuesday. He was 85.
Mr. White died of natural causes, his agent, Bill Clegg, said in an email on Wednesday. Mr. White, who had been H.I.V. positive since the 1980s, survived two major strokes in 2012 and a heart attack in 2014.
Many of Mr. White’s novels, short story collections and works of nonfiction were critical successes, and several were best-sellers.
