Gay Fiction Speaks - Conversations With Gay Novelists

Today's most celebrated, prominent, and promising authors of gay fiction in English explore the literary influences and themes of their work in these revealing interviews with Richard Canning. Though the interviews touch upon a wide range of issues -- including gay culture, AIDS, politics, art, and activism -- what truly distinguishes them is the extent to which Canning encourages the authors to reflect on their writing practices, published work, literary forebears, and their writing peers -- gay and straight.
. Edmund White talks about narrative style and the story behind the cover of A Boy's Own Story.
. Armistead Maupin discusses his method of writing and how his work has adapted to television.
. Dennis Cooper thinks about L.A., AIDS, Try, and pop music.
. Alan Hollinghurst considers structure and point of view in The Folding Star, and why The Swimming-Pool Library is exactly 366 pages long.
. David Leavitt muses on the identity of the gay reader -- and the extent to which that readership defined a tradition.
. Andrew Holleran wonders how he might have made The Beauty of Men "more forlorn, romantic, lost" by writing in the first person.

List of contents

Foreword by David Bergman
Introduction
James Purdy
John Rechy
Edmund White
Andrew Holleran
Armistead Maupin
Felice Picano
Allan Gurganus
Ethan Mordden
Dennis Cooper
Alan Hollinghurst
David Leavitt
Patrick Gale

About the author

Richard Canning

Summary

A collection of in-depth analytical interviews with twelve of the best-known gay novelists writing in English today, including Armistead Maupin, David Leavitt, Alan Garganus, and others.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Canning, Canning Richard, Richard Canning
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.01.2001
• EAN: 9780231116954
• ISBN: 978-0-231-11695-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies; Between Men~Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies; Between Men~Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies; Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Education, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Relating to LGBTQ+ people, FICTION / LGBTQ+ / Gay, LITERARY CRITICISM / LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics