Parlett, Jack
Fire Island: A Queer History
- ISBN 13:
- 9781783787029
- author:
- Parlett, Jack
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Granta Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.6 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, Gay & Lesbian,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Fire Island: a place of hedonism, reinvention, and liberation. For scholar and poet Jack Parlett, arriving on this New York coastline after a break-up was a journey into the heart of queer utopia.
Tracing Fire Island's rich history, Parlett leads the reader through its early days as a discreet home for same-sex love, to the wild parties of the post-Stonewall disco era, and into a present where new challenges threaten the island's future. With lyrical and vivid prose, he weaves together stories of love, loss, and freedom.
This is a hymn to an iconic destination, and to the men and women whose ardour and determination spread freedom across its shores. A poignant exploration of identity, community, and the power of place.
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