Bibliograph

City of night, John Rechy

Type

Label

City of night, John Rechy

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

City of night

Oclc number

861794091

Responsibility statement

John Rechy

Summary

When John Rechy's explosive first novel appeared in 1963, it marked a radical departure in fiction, and gave voice to a subculture that had never before been revealed with such acuity. It earned comparisons to Genet and Kerouac, even as Rechy was personally attacked by scandalized reviewers. Nevertheless, the book became an international bestseller, and fifty years later, it has become a classic. Bold and inventive in style, Rechy is unflinching in his portrayal of one hustling "youngman" and his search for self-knowledge within the neon-lit world of hustlers, drag queens, and the denizens of their world, as he moves from El Paso to Times Square, from Pershing Square to the French Quarter. Now including never-seen original marked galley pages and an interview with the author, Rechy's portrait of the edges of America has lost none of its power to move and exhilarate

Table Of Contents

Letter to Grove Press from James Baldwin, 1963 -- Introduction to the 1984 edition of City of Night -- City of Night -- Afterword to the 50th anniversary edition of City of Night -- Portfolio of annotated galley pages from the original 1963 edition of City of Night -- "John Rechy": VICE magazine interview / by Steve Lafreniere

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