"A classic piece of queer American literature from the 70's; this book feels like being dunked right into the New York gay scene so typical then and atypical now. Haunting yet hopeful, almost what Audre Lorde may have called a biomythography, an immersive look in the pre-AIDS era."
--Shoshana
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"An astonishingly beautiful book. The best gay novel written by anyone of our generation." -- Harper's magazine
One of the most important works of gay literature, this haunting, brilliant novel is a seriocomic remembrance of things past -- and still poignantly present. It depicts the adventures of Malone, a beautiful young man searching for love amid New York's emerging gay scene. From Manhattan's Everard Baths and after-hours discos to Fire Island's deserted parks and lavish orgies, Malone looks high and low for meaningful companionship. The person he finds is Sutherland, a campy quintessential queen -- and one of the most memorable literary creations of contemporary fiction.
Hilarious, witty, and ultimately heartbreaking, Dancer from the Dance is truthful, provocative, outrageous fiction told in a voice as close to laughter as to tears.
