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The Sexual Outlaw: A Documentary (Rechy, John)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 155
EAN: 9780802131638
Edition: Revised
ISBN: 0802131638
Label: Grove Press
Manufacturer: Grove Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: January 18, 1994
Publisher: Grove Press
Studio: Grove Press
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Editorial Review:
This angry, elegant outcry against homosexual oppression is an explosive nonfiction account, with commentaries, of three days and nights in the sexual underground of Los Angeles in the seventies.
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Rating:  - Important as a Social Document of the Era
Described as "A Documentary," THE SEXUAL OUTLAW is an unexpected construction and as such it is an extremely, extremely difficult work to describe--part fact, part opinion, part autobiography, and part fiction--and often blurring the distinction between the four.
Published in 1977, the book is essentially a snapshot of the underbelly of the Los Angeles community through John Rechy moved in that decade. The fictional material concerns Jim, a man that the rest of the book encourages us ... Read More
Rating:  - A Journey to the End of the Night
Like many of Rechy's books, THE SEXUAL OUTLAW is powerful, fascinating, and very depressing. The themes present in his novels are here in this non-fiction work - the power of physical beauty, narcissm, sex as liberation, unfulfilled desire, etc. Along with a narrative of one hustler's quest for validation through his sexual encounters, Rechy threads in a treatise on what it means to be homosexual in twentieth century America. Much of what he says is relevant to the twenty-first century as well, as ... Read More
Rating: - The last days of Sodom
A masterpiece of Gay literature, broke so many taboos before its time.I remember reading this novel in the late 70s before AIDS became prevelant,when so many queers walked the backstreets and alleys not to mention bathhouses in there search for free sex and lust. This is a monumental exploration into the psyche of homosexuality and being wanted by all means .necessary. I cant wait for the movie!
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