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Searching for an introduction to the shadowy, intriguing world of early 20th century gay-themed fiction?
In Lost Gay Novels, respected pop culture historian Anthony Slide resurrects fifty early 20th century American novels with gay themes or characters and discusses them in carefully researched, engaging prose. Each entry offers you a detailed discussion of plot and characters, a summary of contemporary critical reception, and biographical information on the often-obscure writer. In Lost Gay Novels, another aspect of gay life and society is, in the words the author, uncloseted, providing you with an absorbing glimpse into the world of these nearly forgotten books.
Lost Gay Novels gives you an introduction to:
authors who aren't usually associated with homosexuality, including John Buchan, James M. Cain, and Rex Stout
the history of gay publishing in the US and abroad
gay themes in novels published between 1917 and 1950with entries from nearly every year!
the ways in which the popular culture of the time shaped the authors' attitudes toward homosexuality
the difficulty of finding detailed biographical information on little-known authors
If you're interested in gay studies or history, or even if you're just looking for a comprehensive guide to titles you've probably never heard of before, Lost Gay Novels will be a welcome addition to your collection. The introduction from author Slidecalled by the Los Angeles Times a one-man publishing phenomenonprovides you with an overview to the basics of this landmark collection. Themes found in many of the titles include death, secrecy, and living a double life, and in reading the entries you will discover just why these themes are so common.
As Slide says in his introduction: The approach of the novelist toward homosexuality may not always be a positive one but the works are important to an understanding of contemporary attitudes toward gay men and gay society. Lost Gay Novels will help you further your own understanding of the dynamic relationship between literature and culture, and you will finish the book with a greater appreciation of modern American gay fiction.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
James Barr, Quatrefoil
Larry Barretto, The Great Light
Stuart Benton, All Things Human
Alvah Bessie, Dwell in the Wilderness
André Birabeau, Revelation
Isabel Bolton, The Christmas Tree
Vance Bourjaily, The End of My Life
Kay Boyle, Gentlemen, I Address You Privately
Myron Brinig, This Man Is My Brother
Richard Brooks, The Brick Foxhole
John Buchan, Greenmantle
John Horne Burns, The Gallery
James M. Cain, Serenade
Clarkson Crane, The Western Shore
Hubert Creekmore, The Welcome
George Davis, The Opening of a Door
Michael de forrest, The Gay Year
Harrison Dowd, The Night Air
George Eekhoud, A Strange Love: A Novel of Abnormal Passion
Stuart Engstrand, The Sling and the Arrow
John Evans, Shadows Flying
Waldo Frank, The Dark Mother
Ernest Frost, The Dark Peninsula
Henry Blake Fuller, Bertram Cope's Year
Richard Hull, The Murder of My Aunt
Charles Jackson, The Fall of Valor
Nial Kent, The Divided Path
Lew Levenson, Butterfly Man
Jean Lyttle, Sheila Lacey
Harlan Cozad McIntosh, This Fine Shadow
Compton Mackenzie, Vestal Fire
William Maxwell, The Folded Leaf
Richard Meeker, Better Angel
Ernest Milton, To Kiss the Crocodile
Willard Motley, Knock on Any Door
Blair Niles, Strange Brother
Eugene O'Brien, He Swung and He Missed
Elliot Paul, Concert Pitch
Thomas Hal Phillips, The Bitterweed Path
Mary Renault, Promise of Love
Janet Schane, The Dazzling Crystal
Rex Stout, Forest Fire
L.A.G. Strong (Leonard Alfred George), The Last Enemy: A Study of Youth
André Tellier, Twilight Men
Ward Thomas, Stranger in the Land
Loren Wahl, The Invisible Glass
Sylvia Townsend Warner, Mr. Fortune's Maggot
Denton Welch, Maiden Voyage
Calder Willingham, End as a Man
J. (John) Keith Winter, Other Man's Saucer
Appendix. Titles in Chronological Order
Bibliography
Index