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Good books by gay authors
The Swimming-pool LibraryThe Swimming-pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst
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A cutting and often amusing portrait of a vanishing way of gay life
A Boy's Own Story (Picador Books)A Boy's Own Story (Picador Books) by Edmund White
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A classic account of growing up gay at a time when attitudes were very different from now
Tales of the CityTales of the City by Armistead Maupin
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With plotlines more convoluted than the average soap opera, Maupin's novels have lost none of their power to delight
Books of Blood Omnibus: v. 1Books of Blood Omnibus: v. 1 by Clive Barker
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Barker's novels can often seem laboured and clunky, but his short stories remain as chilling as ever
Approaching Our DestinationApproaching Our Destination by Peter Campbell
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Surreal and oddly disconcerting short stories
Stuck Rubber BabyStuck Rubber Baby by Howard Cruse
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a graphic novel describing the intertwined birth of gay liberation and black rights
Our Lady of the FlowersOur Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet
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Genet's novel, written while in prison, is unpredictable, shocking, and wonderfully written
Naked Lunch: The Restored Text (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)Naked Lunch: The Restored Text (Harper Perennial Modern Classics) by William S. Burroughs
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Burrough's book, once described as pornographic, is in fact blacky funny, and a modern classic
Dream BoyDream Boy by Grimsley
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As dreamy as the title suggests, this is an unusual look at familiar gay themes
WasWas by Geoff Ryman
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A very modern take on The Wizard of Oz. Simply stunning