The Beautiful Room Is Empty

The Beautiful Room Is Empty is a 1988 semi-autobiographical novel by Edmund White. It is the second of a trilogy of novels, being preceded by A Boy's Own Story (1982) and followed by The Farewell Symphony (1997). It depicts the adolescence and early adulthood of its protagonist, and documents his experience of homosexuality in the 1950s and 1960s, ending with the Stonewall riots of 1969. External links New York Times review American autobiographical novels 1988 American novels 1980s LGBT novels Novels by Edmund White Alfred A. Knopf books Lambda Literary Award-winning works Novels with gay themes American LGBT novels