Andrew Holleran, een pseudoniem voor Eric Garber, is een vooraanstaand romanschrijver en essayist binnen de post-Stonewall gay literatuur. Zijn werken duiken diep in de ingewikkelde landschappen van het homoseksuele leven, waarbij thema's als identiteit, relaties en sociale status worden verkend met diepgaand inzicht en literaire finesse. Hollerans stijl wordt geroemd om zijn indringende observaties en introspectieve kwaliteit, waardoor lezers worden meegezogen in de emotionele en intellectuele ervaringen van zijn personages. Als lid van de schrijversgroep The Violet Quill speelde hij een rol in het vormgeven van een belangrijk tijdperk voor gay literaire expressie.
The loneliness of an aging homosexual. All his friends have died of aids and at his age one does not make new friends easily. He feels out of the picture, especially as he is of the old school--discreet. Not even his mother knows he is gay
One of the most important works of gay literature, this haunting, brilliant novel is a seriocomic remembrance of things past -- and still poignantly present. It depicts the adventures of Malone, a beautiful young man searching for love amid New York's emerging gay scene. From Manhattan's Everard Baths and after-hours discos to Fire Island's deserted parks and lavish orgies, Malone looks high and low for meaningful companionship. The person he finds is Sutherland, a campy quintessential queen -- and one of the most memorable literary creations of contemporary fiction. Hilarious, witty, and ultimately heartbreaking, Dancer from the Dance is truthful, provocative, outrageous fiction told in a voice as close to laughter as to tears.
"Andrew Holleran's unique literary voice is on full display in this poignant story of lust, dread, and desire-the first novel in thirteen years from one the most acclaimed gay authors of our time"--
"Reeling from the recent death of his invalid mother, an exhausted, lonely professor comes to our nation's capital to escape his previous life." "What he finds there - in his handsome, solitary landlord; in the city's somber mood and sepulchral architecture; and in the strange and impassioned letters and journals of Mary Todd Lincoln - shows him unexpected truths about America and loss. As he seeks to engage with the living world around him - a challenging student, the mother of a dead friend, even his landlord's neglected dog - he comes to realize that his relationship to his grief is very different than he had thought." "In Grief, Holleran summons voices from the past that eerily echo and speak to our own troubled times. It is a masterwork by one of America's singular voices, a writer who is beloved for his depth of feeling, his humor, the elegance of his prose, and his unflinching honesty."--BOOK JACKET.
"Auf Aruba, einer kleinen Insel in der Karibik, verbrachte Paul seine Kindheit--eingebettet in tief katholische Frömmigkeit und die Bindung zu seiner schönen, zwischen verletzender Distanz und liebevoller Zuwendung schwankenden Mutter. Als Soldat in Deutschland macht er seine ersten sexuellen Erfahrungen mit Männern, findet Freunde, die ihm Homosexualität in diversen Spielarten vorleben. ln New York dann stürzt Paul sich mit Heftigkeit in die schwule Subkultur, genießt die Bars, die Saunen, die Partys und die immer wieder wechselnden Liebhaber. In Florida, wenn er seine Eltern besucht, zeigt Paul sich als ein Mann, der ein Geheimnis zu hüten hat--ein Sohn, dem es unmöglich ist, den Eltern die Wahrheit über seine sexuelle Wahl, über sein eigentliches Leben, zu enthüllen."--Back cover