Butterfly man
(2019)
Fiction
eBook
Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Phocion Publishing, 2019
Made available through hoopla
Made available through hoopla
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9781789129410 (electronic bk.) MWT12674545, 1789129419 (electronic bk.) 12674545
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Butterfly Man, first published in 1934, is one of the first openly gay novels available in the United States. The story centers on Ken Gracey, who escapes from poverty in Texas to become a dancer, ending up in Tijuana, Mexico. A chance encounter with a theatrical agent brings Ken to New York City and Broadway, where his career blossoms. Numerous gay relationships develop, but Ken is plagued by alcoholic binges and blackouts, and a downward spiral follows leading to a tragic ending
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