Name: City of Night
Brand: John Rechy

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Bonus disc: No

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9781788166713

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Paperback

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Limited edition

Release date

2021-05-20

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Faber

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1 / Extended format: No / Paperback / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

John Rechy

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Writing

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serpent's tail

Bold and inventive in style, <i>City of Night</i> is the groundbreaking 1960s novel about male prostitution. Rechy is unflinching in his portrayal of one hustling 'youngman' and his search for self-knowledge among the other denizens of his neon-lit world. As the narrator moves from Texas to Times Square and then on to the French Quarter of New Orleans, Rechy delivers a portrait of the edges of America that has lost none of its power.

On his travels, the nameless narrator meets a collection of unforgettable characters, from vice cops to guilt-ridden married men eaten up by desire, to Lance O'Hara, once Hollywood's biggest star. Rechy describes this world with candour and understanding in a prose that is highly personal and vividly descriptive.

City of Night

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