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\nSteve Robitaille explores being at home in one\u2019s own skin and being true to convictions in \u2018Bartleby\u2019s Revenge\u2019
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GAINESVILLE, Fla., Nov. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — During the Vietnam War, childhood friends Jimmy and Peter go in different directions as a college student and peace worker, but secrets from the past bring them back together in Steve Robitaille\u2019s new novel titled \u201cBartleby\u2019s Revenge<\/a>\u201d (published by Archway Publishing).<\/p>\n

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Jimmy is a student journalist who soon finds himself on the front lines of protests, where his fellow students not only demand an end to war but also the end of racism and segregation in their college community. Peter is still haunted by his father\u2019s death on an ill-fated fishing trip. He joins the Mennonites in Vietnam as a peace worker. Through his relationship with a Thai woman he is introduced to the Mother Goddess ceremony and finds spiritual confirmation of his gender transformation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think this book fills a void. Both Jimmy and Peter stand in opposition to the war and like several of our presidents and presidential candidates (Bush, Clinton, Trump and Biden) the fact that they were able to avoid active military duty shapes their lives well into late middle-age,\u201d Robitaille says, adding that \u201cBy introducing a character dealing with this issue in the late 60s and 70s, I wanted readers to appreciate that gender fluidity is not some recent trend. That is why I also have Patricia encounter the Mother Goddess tradition while in Vietnam, as well as her meeting with the Two Spirit Native American soldier.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cBartleby\u2019s Revenge\u201d is available for purchase from the Archway link above, Barnes & Noble or online from Amazon at https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bartlebys-Revenge-Steve-Robitaille\/dp\/1480893137<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBartleby\u2019s Revenge\u201d<\/p>\n

By Steve Robitaille<\/p>\n

Hardcover | 6 x 9 in | 498 pages | ISBN 9781480893139<\/p>\n

Softcover | 6 x 9 in | 498 pages | ISBN 9781480893153<\/p>\n

E-Book | 498 pages | ISBN 9781480893146<\/p>\n

Available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble<\/p>\n

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\n About the Author<\/b>\n <\/p>\n

Steve Robitaille was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he was first exposed to the lore of Herman Melville. He later moved to Miami and fished its waters before attending the University of Florida. He earned his master\u2019s from the University of Hartford and doctorate from the University of Florida. He is a retired college English professor with 25 years of experience and Emmy Award-winning documentary producer; he\u2019s created 25 films, won four Emmys and the Edward R. Murrow Award. Robitaille\u2019s interview with the poet, May Sarton, was published in \u201cThe Collected Interviews of May Sarton.\u201d \u201cBartleby\u2019s Revenge\u201d is his first novel. Robitaille is currently completing a memoir.<\/p>\n

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Simon & Schuster, a company with nearly ninety years of publishing experience, has teamed up with Author Solutions, LLC, the worldwide leader in self-publishing, to create Archway Publishing. With unique resources to support books of all kind, Archway Publishing offers a specialized approach to help every author reach his or her desired audience. For more information, visit www.archwaypublishing.com or call 844-669-3957.<\/p>\n

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