Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Introduction xvii
5. ONE. James Purdy 1
6. TWO. John Rechy 41
7. THREE. Edmund White 75
8. FOUR. Andrew Holleran 113
9. FIVE. Armistead Maupin 151
10. SIX. Felice Picano 185
11. SEVEN. Allan Gurganus 225
12. EIGHT. Ethan Mordden 261
13. NINE. Dennis Cooper 297
14. TEN. Alan Hollinghurst 331
15. ELEVEN. David Leavitt 367
16. TWELVE. Patrick Gale 399
17. Backmatter 441