Song of the Loon

Author/creator Amory, Richard Author
Other author Bronski, Michael Introduction by
Format Electronic
Publication InfoVancouver : Arsenal Pulp Press Minneapolis : Consortium Book Sales & Distribution [Distributor]
Description248 p. 08.000 x 05.500 in.
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SeriesLittle Sister's Classics Ser.
Summary Annotation <div><p>&ldquo;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&rsquo;s<i>Green Mansions</i>.&rdquo;&mdash;from the cover copy of the 1969 edition</p><p>Published well ahead of its time, in 1966 by Greenleaf Classics,<i>Song of the Loon</i>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,<i>Song of the Loon</i>was the inspiration for two sequels, a 1970 film of the same name, at least one porn movie and a parody novel called<i>Fruit of the Loon</i>. Unique among pulp novels of the time, the gay characters in<i>Song of the Loon</i>are strong and romantically drawn, which has earned the book a place in the canon of gay American literature.</p><p>With an introduction by Michael Bronski, editor of<i>Pulp Friction</i>and author of<i>The Pleasure Principle</i>.</p><p>Little Sister&rsquo;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&rsquo;s Book and Art Emporium, the heroic Vancouver bookstore well-known for its anti-censorship efforts.</p></div>
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ISBN9781551521800
ISBN1551521806 (Trade Paper) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9781551521800
Stock number1551521806 00305535