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Title: Pulp Friction: Uncovering the Golden Age of Gay Male Pulps by Michael Bronski ISBN: 0-312-25267-6 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 14 January, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Lots of fun
Comment: Michael Bronski's enlightening anthology of mostly forgotten gay writings from the mid-twentieth century is a wonderful addition to any bookshelf. Alternating literary analysis with lively samples, he demolishes the notion of a dearth of gay literature from World War II to the 1969 Stonewall riot. All of the works excerpted here are out of print, and while some may not be to our modern readers' tastes, they are all evocative of gay men's lives at the times, for better or for worse. From insightful drama to hardcore erotica, these books did much to shape America's views of homosexuality, and "Pulp Friction" whets the appetite and showcases where today's gay literature can trace its roots. Also included is an appendix where Bronski lists a smattering of gay novels published from 1940 to 1969. This anthology is a great introduction to this genre of queer writings.
Rating: 5
Summary: A fascinating look into gay history
Comment: Just after the end of World War II, a small literary movement began, unnoticed to most of the public: the gay pulp novel. From quiet novels about homosexual relationships post-WWII to the psycho-analytic and sexually charged writings of the Sexual Revolution to the more speculative and activist writings post-Stonewall, Author Michael Bronski has drawn from extensive research and a large collection of pulp novels to give an in-depth look at this almost hidden movement. Through this anthology, the reader not only sees a history of the gay literature but of societal views concerning homosexuality and how they have progressively changed.
Bronski has chosen to cite only a few chapters from specific works to point out the pulp styles as they changed with the times. At first, I thought I would be put off by this, but instead, it has interested me enough to try to find copies of some of these works, many of which have not been in publication since the 1950s and 1960s. One selection of note is from "The Gay Haunt" by Victor Jay. Kind of a gay "Blithe Spirit," even the snippet that was included in this book had me laughing hysterically.
This is a fascinating read, most definitely worth your reading.
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Title: Strapped for Cash : A History of American Hustler Culture by Mack Friedman ISBN: 155583731X Publisher: Alyson Pubns Pub. Date: 15 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Out/Lines : Gay Underground Erotic Graphics From Before Stonewall by Thomas Waugh ISBN: 1551521237 Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Queer Pulp: Perverted Passions from the Golden Age of the Paperback by Susan Stryker ISBN: 0811830209 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Gay Detective by Lou Rand, Susan Stryker, Martin Meeker ISBN: 1573441694 Publisher: Cleis Press Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Homosexuality and Civilization : by Louis Crompton ISBN: 067401197X Publisher: Belknap Pr Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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