Book description
An innovative description of the urban underworld of male
prostitution. Rechy portrays a nameless narrator as he travels through
several US cities, meeting a collection of unforgettable characters,
from drag queens and criminals to the bedridden Professor and Lance
O'Hara, once Hollywood's biggest star.
Rechy describes this world
with brutal candour and understanding but without sentimentality or
self-pity, in a prose that is highly personal, vivid and boldly descriptive.
John Rechy comes from a family of Mexican artistocrats and grew up in
the USA. During his early 20's he drifted around the US, working as a
hustler and these experiences are the basis for 'City of Night'. He
currently teaches at the University of Southern California.
