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50 Gay and Lesbian Books Everybody Must Read Paperback - 2009

by Richard Canning (Editor); Introduction by Richard Canning


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Gay topics have been central to most national literary traditions, whether in fiction, memoir, drama, or verse. Yet "crossover" success stories are remarkably few, as are works of literature about gay subjects, written by heterosexual authors. Furthermore, openly gay-themed books tend to get passed over in favor of works more evidently addressing "universal" or "mainstream" concerns. No longer: Here's the book that cues you in to the essential titles in the gay and lesbian literary canon.Edited by Richard Canning, with a foreword from renowned literary critic Harold Bloom, this volume contains fifty succinct essays by critics, public figures, and authors. They illuminate works by fifty men and women that "everybody" should read.Canning tackles important themes, issues of regional and cultural diversity, political aspects, and analyses of that old chestnut: What makes a work of literature gay or lesbian? Don't expect a definitive answer. "Do" expect to learn why these titles are must-reads.Rearrange your shelves, book-club lists, and expectations. Whether your preference is for Ginsberg or Woolf or Melville, this is one volume no bookworm--straight or gay--should miss out on.Richard Canning is the editor of the Between Men""series and author of "Gay Fiction Speaks "and "Hear Us Out," which won the 2005 Lambda Literary Award for Editor's Choice. Born in England, he divides his time between London and Sheffield, where he is a lecturer in English and American literature at the University of Sheffield.

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  • Title 50 Gay and Lesbian Books Everybody Must Read
  • Author Richard Canning (Editor); Introduction by Richard Canning
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition; F
  • Pages 342
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Alyson Books, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
  • Date 2009-11
  • ISBN 9781593501198 / 1593501196
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.4 x 1 in (20.57 x 13.72 x 2.54 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Homosexuality and literature, Homosexuality in literature
  • Dewey Decimal Code 809.892

About the author

Is the editor of Between Men and Between Men 2 series: Original Fictoin by Today's Best Gay Writers and Vital Sign: Essential AIDS Fiction (Da Capo), and Hear Us Out (Columbia UP). HE divides his time between London and Sheffield, where he teaches British
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