My deep dark pain is love : a collection of Latin American gay fiction /

This is an in-depth anthology of fiction of gay themes by twenty-four writers, among them the international acclaimed Mariel Puig (Argentina), Mário de Andrade (Brazil), and Reinaldo Arenas (Cuba). The book present Latin American gays as part of a lively, fascinating social reality--as soliers, busi...

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Other Authors: Leyland, Winston, 1940- (Editor), Lacey, E. A. (Edward A.), 1937-1995 (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : Gay Sunshine Press, [1983]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Gay sunshine journal ; no. 48-53.
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Summary:This is an in-depth anthology of fiction of gay themes by twenty-four writers, among them the international acclaimed Mariel Puig (Argentina), Mário de Andrade (Brazil), and Reinaldo Arenas (Cuba). The book present Latin American gays as part of a lively, fascinating social reality--as soliers, businessman, office workers, students, cattle ranchers, circus performers... Included are two complete novellas--one about homosexuality in the marines, the other about a sexual encounter between two high-school boys; also the brilliant "Orgy"--an erotic diary based on experiences in tropical Brazil. Almost 400 pages with thirty different selection by a dazzling array of talent.
Item Description:The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:383 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:091734202X
9780917342028
0917342038
9780917342035
ISSN:0046-550X ;