| Description |
xii, 370 pages ; 21 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-370). |
| Contents |
pt. 1: Mainstream fiction : not particularly hiding in the shadows. The night air / Harrison Dowd (Dial Press, 1950) ; Sam / Lonnie Coleman (David McKay, 1959) -- pt. 2: The new gay novel : happier homos and happier endings. "Spurr piece" from Derricks / James Barr (Greenberg, 1951) ; Maybe--tomorrow / Jay Little (Pageant Press, 1952) -- pt. 3: Truly pulp : "gay" life in the shadows. The gay year / Michael de Forrest (Woodford Press, 1949) ; Whisper his sin / Vin Packer (Marijane Meaker) (Fawcett Gold Medal Books, 1954) ; The strange ones / Ben Travis (Beacon Book, 1959) ; Lost on Twilight Road / James Colton (Joseph Hansen) (National Library, 1964) ; The Memoirs of Jeff X / Jeff X (Zil, 1968) -- pt. 4: Out of the twilight world : the sexual revolution goes lavender. The boys of Muscle Beach (Guild Press, 1969 (reprint from the 1950s)) ; Song of the loon / Richard Amory (Greenleaf Classics, 1966) ; My purple winter / Carl Corley (PEC French Line, 1966) ; Gay whore / Jack Love (PEC French Line, 1967) ; A different drum / Chris Davidson (Ember Library/Greenleaf Classics, 1967) -- pt. 5: The world split open : life and literature after Stonewall. Gay revolution / Marcus Miller (Pleasure Reader, 1969) ; Kyle / Bruce Benderson (Crusier Classics, 1975) ; The gay haunt / Victor Jay (Traveller's Companion, 1970) ; Gay rights / John Ironstone (El Dorado Editions, 1978) -- Appendix: Gay novels, 1940-1969. |
| Awards |
Lambda Literary Award, 2003. |
| Subject |
Gay men -- Fiction.
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Gay erotic stories, American.
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Gay erotic stories. |
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Pulp literature. |
| Added Author |
Bronski, Michael.
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| ISBN |
0312252676 |
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9780312252670 |
| OCLC # |
48613261 |
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