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Dancer from the Dance
Literature · 1978
Andrew Holleran
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Literature 1978

Dancer from the Dance

Fire Island elegypre-AIDS summerdisco-era longing
Author
Andrew Holleran
Year
1978
Region
United States
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
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One of the most important works of gay literature, this haunting, brilliant novel is a seriocomic remembrance of things past -- and still poignantly present. It depicts the adventures of Malone, a beautiful young man searching for love amid New York's emerging gay scene. From Manhattan's Everard Baths and after-hour...

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Fire Island elegy Fire Island elegypre-AIDS summer
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Andrew Holleran, 1978 — Dancer from the Dance

One of the most important works of gay literature, this haunting, brilliant novel is a seriocomic remembrance of things past -- and still poignantly present. It depicts the adventures of Malone, a beautiful young man searching for love amid New York's emerging gay scene. From Manhattan's Everard Baths and after-hour...

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Carries the longing register across into music without losing its pitch.
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One of the most important works of gay literature, this haunting, brilliant novel is a seriocomic remembrance of things past -- and still poignantly present. It depicts the adventures of Malone, a beautiful young man searching for love amid New York's emerging gay scene. From Manhattan's Everard Baths and after-hour...
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