About My Life and the Kept Woman

In a candid memoir, the literary luminary and author of City of Night describes growing up Mexican-American in the racially divided city of El Paso, Texas, reflecting on his fascination with a notorious kept woman, his ethnic heritage, and his growing understanding of his sexual differences. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.

Product details

• Authors: John Rechy
• Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.2009
• EAN: 9780802144041
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-4404-1
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 210 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Texas, Memoirs, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBT Studies / Gay Studies, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / LGBT, TOPICAL / LGBT