Born with a body bearing both sexes, Mr. A developed a great sense of shame and self loathing, spending his childhood isolating himself from those around him. But he soon discovered, that just because he turned his gaze from the world, it did not mean the world cast its lustful eyes from him—even if the ones with their sights set upon him were birthed from were birthed from his own loins. [Note: Not to be confused with the Taiwanese novel of the same name by 白先勇]