City of night independent voices kindle edition by. City of night by john rechy the bowie book club podcast. I wrote city of night because they were my experiences hustling, and it began as a letter. Discussion of themes and motifs in john rechys city of night. When john rechys explosive first novel appeared in 1963, it marked a radical departure in fiction.
Nevertheless, city of night became an international bestseller and ushered in a new era of fiction. When john rechys explosive first book appeared in 1963, it marked a radical departure from all other stories of its kind, and gave voice to a. Recipient of the pen center usa lifetime achievement award. The cult classic novel from one of the few major american writers whose life is as interesting, and meaningful, as his. Rechys tone rings absolutely true, is absolutely his own. An innovative description of the urban underworld of male prostitution. City and town life, fiction, fiction in english, gay men, male prostitutes, male prostitution.
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Discussion of themes and motifs in john rechy s city of night. When john rechys first novel, city of night, appeared in 1963, there had never been anything quite like it. When john rechy s explosive first novel, city of night, was first published in 1963, it became a national bestseller and ushered in a new era of gay fiction. John rechy books list of books by author john rechy. Publication date 1984 topics male prostitution, gay men publisher new york. This radical and daring work, which launched rechys reputation as one of americas most courageous novelists, remains the classic document of the garish neonlit world of hustlers, drag queens, and men on the make who inhabited the homosexual underground of the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the miraculous day of amalia gomez. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. City of night began as a letter to a friend of mine after i had been to new orleans.
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