Luminous presence

Luminous presence: Derek Jarman''s life-writing is the first book to analyse the prolific writing of queer icon Derek Jarman. Although he is well known for his avant-garde filmmaking, his garden, and his AIDS activism, he is also the author of over a dozen books, many of which are autobiographical. Much of Jarman''s exploration of post-war queer identity and imaginative response to HIV/AIDS can be...