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Andrew Holleran
(Writer)
(aka Eric Garber)
[1943 - ] |
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2003
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The Man I Might Become: Gay Men Write About Their Fathers (2002) with Bruce Shenitz (Editor)
Fathers and sons: Writers throughout history
have grappled with the relationships between them. Now The Man I
Might Become: Gay Men Write About Their Fathers assembles
twenty-eight essays, which, taken together, offer as complete a
picture as we have ever had of how the lives of gay sons and their
fathers unfold. "The anecdotes one hears in any gay lifetime," writes
Andrew Holleran, in his foreword, "include every conceivable
combination of father and sons—fathers who were despised, adored,
crucial, irrelevant, remote or intimate—just like the fathers of
straight men and women." From the first piece in the collection, Peter
M. Krask’s "The Question I Asked Him," to the last, Bernard Cooper’s
"Winner Take Nothing," the stories amply demonstrate this observation,
and offer a moving pageant of lost opportunities and regrets, comforts
and sorrows, hatred and affection. "These essays move sequentially
from alienation toward reconciliation," writes editor Bruce Shenitz in
his introduction, "with several intermediate steps—puzzled
incomprehension, grudging acceptance, strained attempts at
understanding—and a detour into sexual mythologies. Whether they are
read in sequence or at random, they provide a rough typology of
father-son relationships that are richly different from each other.
There are no simple explanations for why some of these relationships
deepen while others never move beyond painful confrontations; what
these writings offer is the suggestion of a range of possibilities."
The Man I Might Become offers an essential reading experience
for every gay man coming to terms with his father, his family, and his
own future as a man—and for any reader (straight or gay, parent or
child) curious about the ways that we live with the legacy of our
fathers.
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.
Nights in Aruba: A Novel (1983)
This groundbreaking novel of gay life centers around
Paul, an uneasy commuter between two parallel worlds. He is the
dutiful son of aging, upper-middle-class parents living in Florida,
and a homosexual man plunged deliriously into the world of New York
City's bars, baths, and one-night stands. With wry humor and subtle
lyricism, Holleran reveals the tragedy and comedy of one man's
struggle to come to terms with middle age, homosexuality, truth, love,
and life itself.
Ground Zero (1988)
Vignettes and essays regarding the impact of the AIDS epidemic on Andrew Holleran's.
In the Mirror of Men's Eyes (1995)
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The Beauty of Men: A Novel (1996) -- Finalist, 1987 American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered Book Award
"Lake doesn't work and doesn't have friends, a job, or even a first name. All he really has is an abundance of memories of the unsatisfied life of a middle-aged gay man. "I've been a flop as a homosexual," says Lake. The book revolves around Lake's recollection of a time spent lost and hopeless and takes place in Gainesville, Florida, a place as unspectacular as his existence. In this examination of a life given to thinking about worry and lust, Andrew Holleran raises disturbing questions for people of every sexual preference." --
Amazon.com
In September, the Light Changes (1999)
Andrew Holleran's first novel, Dancer from the Dance,
is recognized as a classic portrait of gay life in New York in the
1970s. His subsequent works, from Nights in Aruba and The
Beauty of Men to the essays in Ground Zero, established
Holleran as the preeminent voice in the contemporary gay literary
canon. His fiction has earned comparisons to that of Guy de
Maupassant, Somerset Maugham, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, and now
Holleran returns with a collection of sixteen powerful short stories.
Exploring the lives and times of those who have lived past the
exuberance of youth, these tales make for a moving journey across
landscapes of regret and loss, shame and pride, loneliness and love.
With a surprising yet sensitive comic touch, Andrew Holleran has
written his most mature work to date--a poignant, polished collection.
Grief (2006)
Reeling from the recent death of his invalid mother, an
exhausted, lonely professor comes to our nation's capital to escape
his previous life. What he finds there -- in his handsome, solitary
landlord; in the city's somber mood and sepulchral architecture; and
in the strange and impassioned journals of Mary Todd Lincoln -- shows
him unexpected truths about America and loss.
See also:
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Between Men: Best New Gay Fiction
(2007)
Lambda Literary Award-winning editor
Richard Canning brings together all
new work by Andrew Holleran,
Dale Peck,
Edmund White,
James McCourt and others.
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Something Inside: Conversations With Gay Fiction Writers
(1980, 1999) by Philip
Gambone, Compiler and
Robert Giard,
Photographer
In the last twenty years, gay literature
has earned a place at the American and British literary tables, spawning its
own constellation of important writers and winning a dedicated audience. No
one though, until Philip Gambone, has attempted to offer a collective portrait
of our most important gay writers. This collection of interviews attempts just
that, and is notable both for the depth of Gambone's probing conversations and
for the sheer range of important authors included. Virtually every prominent
gay author writing in English today is here, including
Alan Hollinghurst,
Allen Barnett, Andrew
Holleran, Bernard Cooper,
Brad Gooch,
Brian Keith Jackson,
Christopher Bram,
David Leavitt,
David Plante,
Dennis Cooper,
Edmund White,
Gary Glickman,
John Preston,
Joseph Hansen,
Lev Raphael,
Michael Cunningham,
Michael Lowenthal,
Michael Nava,
Paul Monette,
Peter Cameron, and
Scott Heim.
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