John Rechy, recipient of the Publishing Triangle's William Whitehead Lifetime Achievement Award, wrote City of Night in 1963. This radical and daring work, which launched Rechy's reputation as one of America's most courageous novelists, remains the classic document of the garish neon-lit world of hu[...]
The classic novel that created a new era in gay fiction, though long out of print in the UK it is still well known.[...]
" Rechy's] tone rings absolutely true, is absolutely his own. . . . He tells the truth, and tells it with such passion that we are forced to share in the life he conveys. . . . This is a most humbling and liberating achievement."--James Baldwin
When John Rechy's explosive first novel appeared in[...]
Tired of having the people around him try to transform him into something he is not, Lyle Clemens leaves fundamentalist Texas to embark on a picaresque odyssey in search of his own true destiny that takes him to the gambling casinos of Las Vegas and the glittering world of Los Angeles, encountering [...]
Records the adventures of a male hustler as he stalks the hideouts of homosexuals in Los Angeles
Teki kundi muiden miesten kanssa mitä tahansa, niin kauan kuin se tekee sen rahasta, niin se ei ole hintti. Silloin on vielä hetero. Sitten kun sitä alkaa tehdä muiden nuorten kundien kanssa ilmaiseksi, niin silloin alkaa vakavasti lirvahtaa hinttiyden puolelle...Kaupunkien yössä kuvaa konstai[...]