Charles Kaiser: The Gay Metropolis

The Landmark History of Gay Life in America. USA 2019, 432 pp., brochure, € 19.95
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Grove Press
»The Gay Metropolis« is a landmark saga of struggle and triumph that was instantly recognized as the most authoritative and substantial work of its kind. For the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprisings, Charles Kaiser has brought this history into the 21st century. In this new edition he covers the three court cases that lead to the revolutionary legalization of ... Weiterlesen

John Rechy: After the Blue Hour

USA 2018, 212 pp., brochure, € 19.95
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Grove Press
Gay author John Rechy's most daring work so far, »After the Blue Hour« is narrated by a 24-year-old writer named John Rechy. Fleeing a turbulent life in Los Angeles, he accepts an invitation to a private island from an admirer of his work. There, he joins Paul, his imposing host in his late 30s, his beautiful mistress, and his precocious ... Weiterlesen

John Rechy: City of Night

UK 2009, 384 pp., pb., € 19.95
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Grove Press
When John Rechy's explosive first novel appeared in 1963, it marked a radical departure in fiction, and gave voice to a subculture that had never before been revealed with such acuity. It earned comparisons to Genet and Kerouac, even as Rechy was personally attacked by scandalized reviewers. Nevertheless, the book became an international bestseller, and fifty years later (2013), it ... Weiterlesen

Dennis Cooper: Closer

USA 1989, 132 pp., brochure, € 24.95
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Grove Press
Physically beautiful and strangely passive, George Miles attracts his fellow students with a mysterious promise, like a wallet lying on the street. Closer follows the links of desire that drag George into the arms of boys like John, an artist who deliberately drains his portraits of humanity; Alex, fascinated by splatter films and pornography; and Steve, an underground entrepreneur who ... Weiterlesen

Jeanette Winterson: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

USA 1985, 182 pp., brochure, € 14.95
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Grove Press
Jeanette is a bright and rebellious orphan who is adopted into an evangelical household in the dour, industrial north of England. Her youth is spent embroidering grim religious mottoes and shaking her little tambourine for Jesus. But as this budding missionary comes of age and comes to terms with lesbian (that is: unorthodox) sexuality, the peculiar balance of her God-fearing ... Weiterlesen

John Rechy: Bodies and Souls

USA 1983, 421 pp., brochure, € 14.95
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Grove Press
In »Bodies and Souls«, Rechy paints a portrait of modern Los Angeles, »the most spiritual and physical of cities«, where we meet characters like Amber, a female porn superstar; Manny Gomez, a Chicano caught up in the punk-rock scene; and Dave Clinton, an aging male stripper. Epic in scope and vision, »Bodies and Souls« is classic Rechy.