It’s the story of youth and beauty and money and drugs. The best gay novel written by anyone of our generation Harper's Describes a New York that has completely disappeared and for which I longed - stuck in closed-on-Sunday's London Rupert Everettĭance from the Dance accomplished for the 1970’s what The Great Gatsby achieved for the 1920’s - the glamorization of a decade and a culture Edmund WhiteĪn astonishingly beautiful book. The perfect read for fans of It's A Sin Read moreīeautiful, hilarious, heart-breaking and tender Andrew McMillanĪ life changing read for me.
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALAN HOLLINGHURST Told with wit, eroticism and unashamed lyricism, it remains a heart-breaking love letter to New York's hedonistic past, and a testament to the brilliance of our passions as they burn brightest. It is love that Malone is longing for, and soon he will have to set himself free.įirst published in 1978, Dancer from the Dance is widely considered the greatest, most exciting novel of the post-Stonewall generation. Joining an unbridled world of dance parties, saunas, deserted parks and orgies - at its centre Malone befriends the flamboyant queen, Sutherland, who takes this new arrival under his preened wing.īut for Malone, the endless city nights and Fire Island days, are close to burning out. Young, divinely beautiful and tired of living a lie, Anthony Malone trades life as a seemingly straight, small town lawyer for the disco-lit decadence of New York's 1970's gay scene. Describes a New York that has completely disappeared and for which I longed - stuck in closed-on-Sunday's London' Rupert Everett The best gay novel written by anyone of our generation' Harpers
Now back in print to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.
The cult gay classic set in 1970s, decadent New York that gave a voice to a generation.
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