Queer pulp

By Susan Stryker

Subjects: American fiction, Intellectual life, Homosexuality and literature, Transsexuals in literature, Sex in literature, Popular literature, Erotic stories, history and criticism, American fiction, history and criticism, 20th century, Gay men in literature, Gays in literature, Popular literature, history and criticism, Transgender people in literature, Publishing, Pulp literature, Erotic stories, American, History and criticism, Paperbacks, History, Lesbians in literature, Gays' writings, American, collectionID:Sleazy_pulp, Gays, Gays' writings, history and criticism, American Erotic stories

Description: From homicidal homos to locked-up lesbians, and almost every sexually dangerous combination in between, Queer Pulp: Perverted Passions from the Golden Age of the Paperback is the first complete expose of queer sexuality in mid-twentieth century paperbacks. Compellingly written by historian Susan Stryker, Queer Pulp gives a complete overview of the cultural, political, and economic factors involved in the boom of queer paperbacks. With chapters covering gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexually oriented books, a lively overview of the genres, and loads of scorching paperback covers, Queer Pulp reveals the complicated and fascinating history of alternative sexual literature and book publishing. Featuring the work of well-known authors such as W. Somerset Maugham and Truman Capote to the low-brow and no-brow scribes who worked under several names, Queer Pulp is the entertaining and informative introduction to these lost, salacious literary genres.