{"product_id":"9781551523170","title":"Song of the Loon","description":"\u003cp\u003e“More completely than any author before him, Richard Amory explores the tormented world of love for man by man . . . a happy amalgam of James Fenimore Cooper, Jean Genet and Hudson’s \u003ci\u003eGreen Mansions\u003c\/i\u003e.”—from the cover copy of the 1969 edition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished well ahead of its time, in 1966 by Greenleaf Classics, \u003ci\u003eSong of the Loon\u003c\/i\u003e is a romantic novel that tells the story of Ephraim MacIver and his travels through the wilderness. Along his journey, he meets a number of characters who share with him stories, wisdom and homosexual encounters. The most popular erotic gay book of the 1960s and 1970s, \u003ci\u003eSong of the Loon\u003c\/i\u003e was the inspiration for two sequels, a 1970 film of the same name, at least one porn movie and a parody novel called \u003ci\u003eFruit of the Loon\u003c\/i\u003e. Unique among pulp novels of the time, the gay characters in \u003ci\u003eSong of the Loon\u003c\/i\u003e are strong and romantically drawn, which has earned the book a place in the canon of gay American literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an introduction by Michael Bronski, editor of \u003ci\u003ePulp Friction\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pleasure Principle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle Sister’s Classics is a new series of books from Arsenal Pulp Press, reviving lost and out-of-print gay and lesbian classic books, both fiction and nonfiction. The books in the series are produced in conjunction with Little Sister’s Book and Art Emporium, the heroic Vancouver bookstore well-known for its anti-censorship efforts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arsenal Pulp Press, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47132550824176,"sku":"9781551523170","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781551523170_p0.jpg?v=1763753526","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781551523170","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}