{"product_id":"imre-2","title":"Imre: A Memorandum","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt a cafe in Budapest, Oswald, a British ambassador in his thirties, meets the young, handsome Imre, a Hungarian military officer. The two develop a strong friendship through their shared interest in art, but as their relationship grows more serious, they begin spending hours upon hours sharing their innermost secrets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEventually, their friendship turns to romance, a partnership between equals who respect and cherish one another despite the obstacles of an intensely homophobic society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in a time when homosexuality was largely criminalized, Imre: A Memorandum offered a hopeful narrative immersed in gay history that would prove both inspiring and instructional for generations to come. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImre: A Memorandum is a novel by Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson. Originally published in 1906 and written while Prime-Stevenson was living as an expatriate in Europe, the novel is a ground-breaking, positive story of romance between two men. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his career, Prime-Stevenson sought to dispel falsehoods surrounding the history of homosexuality. Writing under the pseudonym Xavier Mayne, Prime-Stevenson took great care to insulate himself from the reprisal common to the period in which he worked. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the initial printing being limited to only 500 copies Prime-Stevenson is now recognized as a pioneering advocate for the rights of the LGBTQI community. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46446834745554,"sku":"9781914475559","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_8144aaff-3e3d-47a1-8c25-fda21c15851a.jpg?v=1764371737","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/imre-2","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}