It was the book the censors feared and the street kids lived. When John Rechy’s masterpiece hit the shelves in 1963, it spent 26 weeks on the bestseller list, despite being a raw, non-judgmental odyssey through the American "homosexual underworld".
This 1980 Grove Press paperback, with its iconic long-exposure cover of Times Square, became the definitive pocket-guide to urban loneliness. It wasn't just a novel; it was a documentary of the drifter. By bringing the lives of street hustlers into the literary mainstream, Rechy secured this volume's place as a cornerstone of queer realism — a neon-lit archive of the hustle and the heart.
Country: United States
Year: 1980
Publisher: Grove Press
Size:
Print: Letterpress
Text: English
Condition: Fine, minor discolouration and scuff marks. Shelf ware consistent with age.
It was the book the censors feared and the street kids lived. When John Rechy’s masterpiece hit the shelves in 1963, it spent 26 weeks on the bestseller list, despite being a raw, non-judgmental odyssey through the American "homosexual underworld".
This 1980 Grove Press paperback, with its iconic long-exposure cover of Times Square, became the definitive pocket-guide to urban loneliness. It wasn't just a novel; it was a documentary of the drifter. By bringing the lives of street hustlers into the literary mainstream, Rechy secured this volume's place as a cornerstone of queer realism — a neon-lit archive of the hustle and the heart.
Country: United States
Year: 1980
Publisher: Grove Press
Size:
Print: Letterpress
Text: English
Condition: Fine, minor discolouration and scuff marks. Shelf ware consistent with age.
