About the book
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels
\"A hymn to gay liberation in the city, and to male beauty.\" — Darryl Pinckney, T, The New York Times Style magazine
\"Nothing could be more beautiful than Holleran's tableaux of New York, those hot summer city nights when lonely men sit on their stoops or their fire escapes and stare at that endless parade of unattainable lovers.\" — Boston Globe
Andrew Holleran’s landmark gay novel of a young man's search for love and companionship in New York’s emerging gay world in the 1970s, with a new introduction by Garth Greenwell.
Young, astonishingly beautiful, and tired of living a lie, Anthony Malone trades life as a seemingly straight small-town lawyer for the decadence of New York’s emerging, pre-AIDS era gay scene—an odyssey that takes him from Manhattan’s Everard baths and after hour discos, to lavish orgies on Fire Island and parks after dark. Rescuing Malone from a possessive lover and shepherding him through his immersion in this life of fierce joys and cheap truths is the flamboyant Sutherland, a high-camp quintessential queen. But for Malone, the endless city nights and Fire Island days are close to burning out, and despite Sutherland’s abundant attentiveness and glittering world-weary wisdom, Malone soon realizes what he is truly looking for may not be found in these beautiful places, where life is crowded, and people are forever outrunning their own desires and death.
Editions of Dancer from the Dance
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780063320062
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780060937065
- EBook
- ISBN 9780063299498
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One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels
\"A hymn to gay liberation in the city, and to male beauty.\" — Darryl Pinckney, T, The New York Times Style magazine
\"Nothing could be more beautiful than Holleran's tableaux of New York, those hot summer city nights when lonely men sit on their stoops or their fire escapes and stare at that endless parade of unattainable lovers.\" — Boston Globe
Andrew Holleran’s landmark gay novel of a young man's search for love and companionship in New York’s emerging gay world in the 1970s, with a new introduction by Garth Greenwell.
Young, astonishingly beautiful, and tired of living a lie, Anthony Malone trades life as a seemingly straight small-town lawyer for the decadence of New York’s emerging, pre-AIDS era gay scene—an odyssey that takes him from Manhattan’s Everard baths and after hour discos, to lavish orgies on Fire Island and parks after dark. Rescuing Malone from a possessive lover and shepherding him through his immersion in this life of fierce joys and cheap truths is the flamboyant Sutherland, a high-camp quintessential queen. But for Malone, the endless city nights and Fire Island days are close to burning out, and despite Sutherland’s abundant attentiveness and glittering world-weary wisdom, Malone soon realizes what he is truly looking for may not be found in these beautiful places, where life is crowded, and people are forever outrunning their own desires and death.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Dancer from the Dance about?
One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels
\"A hymn to gay liberation in the city, and to male beauty.\" — Darryl Pinckney, T, The New York Times Style magazine
\"Nothing could be more beautiful than Holleran's tableaux of New York, those hot summer city nights when lonely men sit on their stoops or their fire escapes and stare at that endless parade of unattainable lovers.\" — Boston Globe
Andrew Holleran’s landmark gay novel of a young man's search for love and companionship in New York’s emerging gay world in the 1970s, with a new introduction by Garth Greenwell.
Young, astonishingly beautiful, and tired of living a lie, Anthony Malone trades life as a seemingly straight small-town lawyer for the decadence of New York’s emerging, pre-AIDS era gay scene—an odyssey that takes him from Manhattan’s Everard baths and after hour discos, to lavish orgies on Fire Island and parks after dark. Rescuing Malone from a possessive lover and shepherding him through his immersion in this life of fierce joys and cheap truths is the flamboyant Sutherland, a high-camp quintessential queen. But for Malone, the endless city nights and Fire Island days are close to burning out, and despite Sutherland’s abundant attentiveness and glittering world-weary wisdom, Malone soon realizes what he is truly looking for may not be found in these beautiful places, where life is crowded, and people are forever outrunning their own desires and death.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Dancer from the Dance?
Fiction > Romance
Where can I read a sample of Dancer from the Dance?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780063320062
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Dancer from the Dance?
Andrew Holleran, Garth Richard Greenwell
Who is the Publisher of the book Dancer from the Dance?
HarperCollins
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Dancer from the Dance is available as paperback(ISBN 9780063320062) and paperback(ISBN 9780060937065) and ebook(ISBN 9780063299498)
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