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The mammoth book of gay short stories

by Peter Burton · 1997

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This superb new collection of literary fiction, about gay men, by gay men, and for gay men, comprises the best of gay literature since the 1950s. Among the prominent authors represented in this timely volume are Christopher Bram, Andrew Holleran, Francis King, Simon Raven, James Robert Baker, and Dale Peck.

Genre
gaygayMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 486 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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