Dancer from the dance has 9 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Andrew holleran is the managing editor of the spun. Soon after returning to new york, he ran into larry kramer at the westside ymca. The column, new york notebook, was about the latest thrills and lesser issues of urban gay lifedinner parties with friends, dance clubs and their music tracks, greek statues on display at the met or the getty, and the. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Andrew holleran is the author of three novels, dancer from the dance a nyt notable book, nights in aruba, and the beauty of men. Nov 09, 2015 andrew hollerans debut novel, dancer from the dance, is a cult classic of the poststonewall, preaids era, vividly depicting the dance music scene in new york in the first days of disco. Jul 31, 2007 this is a transcript of live im discussion with author andrew holleran about his book grief on july 30, 2007. Dancer from the dance by andrew holleran goodreads. A novel by holleran, andrew and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dancer from the dance by andrew holleran 2001, paperback.
Live book discussion with author andrew holleran the new. With an introduction by andrew holleran and a foreword by joseph papp. Proust is a man who went to a party and then went home and wrote a book about what was wrong with it. The best gay novel written by anyone of our generation. Andrew holleran is the pseudonym of eric garber, a novelist, essayist, and short story writer.
In 1980, the novelist andrew holleran began writing a column, new york notebook, for the gay monthly christopher street. Andrew holleran is, after all, a pseudonym, and after dancer from the dance came out the author took some flak for celebrating a flamboyant gay lifestyle in print yet disguising his identity to protect, he said, his family, who indeed live in a sleepy southern town. Andrew hollerans most popular book is dancer from the dance. Remembering amos lassen it is always an important day for me when a new andrew holleran book comes out. Apr 15, 2020 in 1980, the novelist andrew holleran began writing a column, new york notebook, for the gay monthly christopher street. Andrew holleran was a successful novelist in 1980 when he began writing a column for the magazine christopher street, the gay literary equivalent of the new yorker. Dancer from the dance has 10 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Holleran was the author who introduced me to the world of gay literature and last year i finally had the chance to meet him when my reading group invited him to participate in the arkansas literary festival. Jun 17, 2019 dancer from the dance, the 1978 novel by andrew holleran, a pen name of eric garber, is being revived by vintage, with a new introduction from alan hollinghurst.
Dec 18, 2001 andrew holleran, a harvard graduate, is a wellknown journalist and frequent contributor to major gay publications. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. He splits his time between rural florida, the setting of the beauty of men, and washington, d.
Andrew holleran s most popular book is dancer from the dance. Jul 30, 2006 that urholleran character helps explain the attachment to the mother and the extreme mourning of the new book s narrator, yet he also makes that reaction seem part of a very precise personal. Lark, the protagonist of hollerans profoundly sad, elegant and insightful new novel, his first since nights in aruba was published years ago, is virtually unique. Chronicle of a plague, revisited and the inner life of. Jul 10, 2018 about three months later, holleran had a manuscript. Jul 06, 2009 andrew holleran was a successful novelist in 1980 when he began writing a column for the magazine christopher street, the gay literary equivalent of the new yorker. Andrew hollerans essays about the aids crisis have acquired an. Books by andrew holleran author of dancer from the dance. The hero of andrew hollerans novel is looking for love, and he has finally found it. The 1978 book centers around malone, a wildly goodlooking midwestern lawyer who realizes his samesex attraction and hightails it to the big city. Dancer from the dance by andrew holleran librarything. He was a member of the violet quill, a gay writers group that met briefly from 198081.
The stories of andrew holleran by andrew holleran and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Books by series coming soon new releases this months biggest new books. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide kramer, larry. Join facebook to connect with andrew holleran and others you may know. From dancing to grieving andrew holleran discusses the gay generation gap, coming out in a library and whether we should mourn like jackie o or mary todd lincoln. For any readers similarly fascinated, holleran has done a depressingly convincing job of recording the rhythms and the paraphernalia of new yorks gayagogo subculture. Harpers magazine one of the most important works of gay literature, this haunting, brilliant novel is a seriocomic remembrance of things past and still poignantly present. Andrew holleran books list of books by author andrew. Welcome to tonights online discussion of andrew hollerans grief. Dancer from the dance begins with two letters between friends. He has also written a book of essays, ground zero, and a book of short stories, in september the light changes. Andrew hollerans groundbreaking 1978 novel is a lyrical, funny and elegiac book about a certain segment of gay life in midtolate 70s new york city. Andrew holleran the pseudonym of eric garber is 62. In andrew hollerans book of essays about the aids crisis, as the novelist slowly realizes the scope of the catastrophe, the effect is something like reading f.
Dancer from the dance book by andrew holleran 10 available. The new yorker in andrew hollerans book of essays about. After attending harvard and dropping out of law school he moved to new york city where, after ten years, he wrote his first novel dancer from the dance in 1978. Andrew holleran is the pseudonym of eric garber born 1943, an american novelist, essayist. With the exception of his second novel, nights in aruba 1983, hollerans. New york magazine describes this book as a very lively and deeply serious revelation of the homosexual world. That tiny subspecies of homosexual, the doomed queen, who puts the car in gear and drives right off the cliff. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The book was reissued twenty years later, with a new title. Dancer from the dance, his first novel, was originally published in 1978 to great critical acclaim. Kramer had somehow heard about hollerans book, and he suggested that he show it to his agent.
Holleran s first novel, dancer from the dance, had appeared in 1978. That urholleran character helps explain the attachment to the mother and the extreme mourning of the new book s narrator, yet he also makes that reaction seem part of. As your moderator, i will be asking a series of questions to help facilitate the discussion of the book. Following his move to new york city, holleran spent nearly ten years temping and bar tending before dancer from the dance, his first novel, was published in 1978. Dancer from the dance is a 1978 gay novel by andrew holleran about gay men in new york city and fire island.
Dancer from the dance, the 1978 novel by andrew holleran, a pen name of eric garber, is being revived by vintage, with a new introduction from alan. Jul 29, 2006 andrew hollerans grief almost 30 years since publishing the groundbreaking novel dancer from the dance, one of americas treasured gay writers offers a beautiful new work on love and loss. Dancer from the dance, the 1978 novel by andrew holleran, a pen name of eric garber, is being revived by vintage, with a new introduction from alan hollinghurst. At the moment, hes revising ground zero for a new edition and working on a novella and short stories. Jun 06, 2019 andrew holleran was born in aruba in 1943. Dancer from the dance, his first novel, was originally published in. One, still living in new york city, is updating his friend on the drama, the gossip and the hook ups and break ups. Hollerans first novel, dancer from the dance, had appeared in 1978. How dancer from the dance changed queer literature forever. Andrew holleran is the pseudonym of eric garber born 1943, an aruban novelist, essayist, and short story writer. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. He is a prominent novelist of poststonewall gay literature.
Chronicle of a plague, revisited by andrew holleran. Andrew holleran, a harvard graduate, is a wellknown journalist and frequent contributor to major gay publications. List of books by author andrew holleran thriftbooks. Its narrative takes place among the discotheques of new york. Andrew hollerans grief almost 30 years since publishing the groundbreaking novel dancer from the dance, one of americas treasured gay writers offers a beautiful new.
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