Pulp Friction: Uncovering the Golden Age of Gay Male Pulps

A collection of gay erotic writings tracing the development of a gay identity from the late 19th century to just before the Stonewall Inn riots

Long before the rise of the modern gay movement, an unnoticed literary revolution was occurring, mostly between the covers of the cheaply produced pulp paperbacks of the post-World War II era. Cultural critic Michael Bronski collects a sampling of these now little-known gay erotic writings--some by writers long forgotten, some never known and a few now famous. Through them, Bronski challenges many long-held views of American postwar fiction and the rise of gay literature, as well as of the culture at large.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 01/14/2003
ISBN: 9780312252670
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d
Award: Lambda Literary Awards - Winner

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/04/2002 pg. 59
Lambda Book Report 01/01/2003 pg. 13