The Gaudy Image

(Paperback, 2nd Alternate)

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Originally published in Europe in the 50s to avoid prosecution for obscenity, The Gaudy Image is one of the most important lost gay novels. Set in New Orleans and featuring a colourful cast of louche but loveable characters, the story follows Titania aka Thomas Schwartz through the backstreets, bars and club of the French Quarter in search of the perfect lover the Gaudy Image. A beautifully written story that is both elegant and caustically humorous, erotic and sympathetic.

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'Internationally recognized as a socially important work of gay literature' Roger Austen. 'Among the best gay novels of the fifties' Samuel R Delaney. 'A lovely piece of publishing' The Bookseller

Author Bio

William Talsman was the pseudonym of James M Smith a US writer and poet. is considered one of the founders of modern gay literature