Hirsch Giovanni Publishing
Finistère
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9781957241081
ISBN13:
9781957241081
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Finistère was an influential work of gay literature when it was first published in 1951. At the time, plotlines involving homosexuality were expected to end tragically, and book reviews were expected to align with mainstream anxieties surrounding the theme. A year after the publication of Finistere, homosexuality was formally classified as a "sociopathic personality disturbance" in the first edition of the DSM and held that dubious distinction until 1987. In this context, Peters' excellent novel was meaningful to a generation of LGBTQ readers who had difficulty encountering literature that treated their reality in a respectful manner. Finistére kicked off the explosion of unapologetically gay literature published in the United States in the next decades.
| Author: Fritz Peters |
| Publisher: Hirsch Giovanni Publishing |
| Publication Date: Jun 04, 2024 |
| Number of Pages: NA pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 195724108X |
| ISBN-13: 9781957241081 |
Finistère
$19.99
$18.16
Sale 9%
Finistère was an influential work of gay literature when it was first published in 1951. At the time, plotlines involving homosexuality were expected to end tragically, and book reviews were expected to align with mainstream anxieties surrounding the theme. A year after the publication of Finistere, homosexuality was formally classified as a "sociopathic personality disturbance" in the first edition of the DSM and held that dubious distinction until 1987. In this context, Peters' excellent novel was meaningful to a generation of LGBTQ readers who had difficulty encountering literature that treated their reality in a respectful manner. Finistére kicked off the explosion of unapologetically gay literature published in the United States in the next decades.
| Author: Fritz Peters |
| Publisher: Hirsch Giovanni Publishing |
| Publication Date: Jun 04, 2024 |
| Number of Pages: NA pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 195724108X |
| ISBN-13: 9781957241081 |
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