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The Moderns: An Anthology of New Writing in America ("El Paso del Norte" by John Rechy begins on p. 113") » Read Now
by Leroi Jones, Imamu Amiri Baraka. 352 pgs.

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Embracing a Gay Identity: Gay Novels as Guides (Chap. 2 "Denial: Falconer and City of Night") » Read Now
by Wilfrid R. Koponen . 204 pgs.

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This work presents a psychological analysis of the process of "coming out" for gay men in America since 1950. Koponen looks at the process as a series of steps in a hero's journey progressing from initial denial and anger to guilt, bargaining, and depression. The stages of acceptance and integration...
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This work presents a psychological analysis of the process of "coming out" for gay men in America since 1950. Koponen looks at the process as a series of steps in a hero's journey progressing from initial denial and anger to guilt, bargaining, and depression. The stages of acceptance and integration of a gay identity represent the goal of the quest. Providing the common ground on which to analyze the "coming out" process, Koponen uses gay male relationships portrayed in six important American novels--Falconer by John Cheever, City of the Night by John Rechy, Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, The Beautiful Room Is Empty by Edmund White, Dancer from the Dance by Andrew Holleran, and Taking Care of Mrs. Carroll by Paul Monette. This book not only is literary study, but also is intended to help gay men reflect on their shared lived experiences. Self-help exercises on identifying and examining the stages of coming out are provided throughout the analysis.
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European Perspectives on Hispanic Literature of the United States ("Homosexuality and the Chicano Novel" begins on p. 98) » Read Now
by Genvieve Fabre. 160 pgs.

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Show and Tell: Identity as Performance in U.S. Latina/o Fiction (Chap. 2 "Invisible Chicanos: Gay and Lesbian Identities in the Fiction of Sheila Ortiz Taylor and John Rechy") » Read Now
by Karen Christian. 208 pgs.

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What makes John Rechy a Chicano writer? To be Latino, must writing have a touch of 'magical realism'? Can one talk of US Latina/o identity, considering the diversity of the Latina/o experience? Through the analysis of nine recent Latino/a novels, Karen Christian answers these and other questions...
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What makes John Rechy a Chicano writer? To be Latino, must writing have a touch of 'magical realism'? Can one talk of US Latina/o identity, considering the diversity of the Latina/o experience? Through the analysis of nine recent Latino/a novels, Karen Christian answers these and other questions, thereby adding a fresh, bold voice to the anti-essentialist debate surrounding ethnic and gender identity. Christian melds the theory of 'performativity' with the latest scholarship on ethnicity and ethnic literature to create a framework for viewing identity as a continuous process that cannot be reduced to static categories. Through their narrative 'performances', US Latina/o writers and their characters move among communities and identities in an ongoing challenge to the notion of Latina/o essence. This study is also among the first to examine trends across the spectrum of cultures represented in US Latina/o literature -- from Chicano to Cuban to Puerto Rican to Dominican. This book is essential for any serious student of Latina/o literature and identity.
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Intolerance, the Body, Community, in American Literary History » Read Now
by David E. Johnson. 25 pgs.

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Interview with John Rechy, in Chasqui » Read Now
by Ramon Garcia. 8 pgs.

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Transformations and Continuities, in Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide » Read Now
by John Rechy. 5 pgs.

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