Gay American Novels, 1870?970 ─ A Reader Guide

This guide traces the development of gay American fiction from 1870 to 1970 through 257 novels, novellas, a graphic story cycle, and a narrative poem that feature gay and bisexual male characters in key roles. Organized chronologically, entries include James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room, Christopher Isherwood's A Single Man, Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire, Wallace Thurman's Infants of the Spring, Dashiel Hammett's The Maltese Falcon, Carson McCullers' Reflections in a Golden Eye, and Tennessee Williams' The Knightly Quest, and describe the plot, significance for gay identity, and publication history, as well as a brief biography of the author. Annotation c2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Drewey Wayne Gunn is professor emeritus of English at Texas A&M University—Kingsville. He is the author, editor, or translator of twelve previous books, including two Lambda Literary Award finalists.