{"product_id":"gay-american-novels-1870-1970-drewey-wayne-gunn-9780786499052","title":"Gay American Novels, 1870-1970: A Reader's Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e Examining the development of gay American fiction and providing an essential reading list, this literary survey covers 257 works--novels, novellas, a graphic story cycle and a narrative poem--in which gay and bisexual male characters play a major role. Iconic works, such as James Baldwin's \u003ci\u003eGiovanni's Room\u003c\/i\u003e and Christopher Isherwood's \u003ci\u003eA Single Man\u003c\/i\u003e, are included, along with titles not given attention by earlier surveys, such as Wallace Thurman's \u003ci\u003eInfants of the Spring\u003c\/i\u003e, Dashiel Hammett's \u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e, Julian Green's \u003ci\u003eEach in His Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, Ursula Zilinsky's \u003ci\u003eMiddle Ground\u003c\/i\u003e and David Plante's \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost of Henry James\u003c\/i\u003e. Chronological entries discuss each work's plot, significance for gay identity, and publication history, along with a brief biography of the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Drewey Wayne Gunn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786499052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786499052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2016","brand":"Drewey Wayne Gunn","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45482447601919,"sku":"9780786499052","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8cec0a0-9c2c-46ec-ac99-b6ad0b44a55d.jpg?v=1715998562","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gay-american-novels-1870-1970-drewey-wayne-gunn-9780786499052","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}