Avoidance (novel)
- This is an article about a book. For the non-confrontational method of handling conflict, see avoidance (conflict).
| Author | Michael Lowenthal |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Graywolf Press |
Publication date | 1 November 2002 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Paperback |
| Pages | 272 p. (paperback edition) |
| ISBN | 1-55597-367-1 (paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 50852516 |
| 813/.54 22 | |
| LC Class | PS3562.O894 A98 2002 |
Avoidance is a 2002 novel by Michael Lowenthal. It was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award in 2003.
Avoidance explores the topics of child sexual abuse, hebephilia and pederasty. It is also about social conventions and mores, and ways in which they depend on environment and upbringing.