{"product_id":"9781476625225","title":"Gay American Novels, 1870-1970: A Reader's Guide","description":"Examining the development of gay American fiction and providing an essential reading list, this literary survey covers 257 works—novels, novellas, a graphic story cycle and a narrative poem—in which gay and bisexual male characters play a major role. Iconic works, such as James Baldwin’s \u003ci\u003eGiovanni’s Room\u003c\/i\u003e and Christopher Isherwood’s \u003ci\u003eA Single Man\u003c\/i\u003e, are included, along with titles not given attention by earlier surveys, such as Wallace Thurman’s \u003ci\u003eInfants of the Spring\u003c\/i\u003e, Dashiel Hammett’s \u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e, Julian Green’s \u003ci\u003eEach in His Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, Ursula Zilinsky’s \u003ci\u003eMiddle Ground\u003c\/i\u003e and David Plante’s \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost of Henry James\u003c\/i\u003e. Chronological entries discuss each work’s plot, significance for gay identity, and publication history, along with a brief biography of the author.","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company, Incorporated Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47130759299312,"sku":"9781476625225","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781476625225_p0.jpg?v=1763608834","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781476625225","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}