Best American Gay Fiction 2

by Brian Bouldrey

Book Overview

Following the success of last year's debut volume, this Best American Gay Fiction collection broadens the range of contributors, styles, and genres. Here is outstanding new work by such well-known... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316102989
• ISBN13: 9780316102988
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Volume 3

"Whether exploring topics unique to the gay experience, reinventing a genre from a gay perspective, or observing straight life through queer eyes, the stories in the third volume of this acclaimed anthology series offer compelling evidence that gay writers are producing some of the finest new fiction in America today. Best American Gay Fiction 3 highlights both outstanding new work by well-known writers and exciting original stories by emerging talents."--© zebraz

Great Assortment

This is a great assortment of fiction. Just when I was getting tired of gay anthologies comes this very different bunch of tales. From Jim Provenzano's scorching account of a gay-bashing to Adam Klein's "the Medicine Burns," the voices vary and the styles differ enough to provide a great sampling of gay men's fiction from 1996. I was disappointed that some were novel extracts (Michael Cunningham's, Chris Bram's from "Father of Frankenstein" and Edmund White's) but on the whole an interesting collection, particularly Kevin Killian, Stephen Beachy and Michael Lowenthal's touching account. Also recommended: Father of Frankenstein (or anything by ) Christopher Bram Shy by Kevin Killian Mysterious Skin and In Awe by Scott Heim PINS by Jim Provenzano