Dancer from the Dance
Ranked #22 in Gay
One of the most important works of gay literature, this haunting, brilliant novel is a seriocomic remembrance of things past -- and still poignantly present. It depicts the adventures of Malone, a beautiful young man searching for love amid New York's emerging gay scene. From Manhattan's Everard Baths and after-hours discos to Fire Island's deserted parks and lavish orgies, Malone looks high and low for meaningful companionship. The person he finds is Sutherland, a campy quintessential queen -- and one of the most memorable literary creations of contemporary fiction. Hilarious, witty, and... more
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Jonathan Rauch It captures a moment in history when you’ve got the emergence of an entire culture of people for whom free love is legal, but marriage is unthinkable. (Source)
Edmund White it has a sumptuous, beautiful, poetic style, which I think is a characteristic of gay writing in general. (Source)
Hermione Hoby It has this exquisite elegiac air, which obviously compounds the poignancy of the tragedy of Aids. (Source)
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