Hear Us Out: Conversations with Gay Novelists (Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies)

The author of the acclaimed __Gay Fiction Speaks__ brings us new interviews with twelve prominent gay writers who have emerged in the last decade. __Hear Us Out__ demonstrates how in recent decades the canon of gay fiction has developed, diversified, and expanded its audience into the mainstream. The author of the acclaimed __Gay Fiction Speaks__ brings us new interviews with twelve prominent gay writers who have emerged in the last decade. __Hear Us Out__ demonstrates how in recent decades the canon of gay fiction has developed, diversified, and expanded its audience into the mainstream. Readers will recognize names like Michael Cunningham, whose Pulitzer Prize–winning novel __The Hours__ inspired the hit movie; and others like Christopher Bram, Bernard Cooper, Stephen McCauley, and Matthew Stadler. These accounts explore the vicissitudes of writing on gay male themes in fiction over the last thirty years—prejudices of the literary marketplace; social and political questions; the impact of AIDS; commonalities between gay male and lesbian fiction... and even some delectable bits of gossip. "The author of the acclaimed Gay Fiction Speaks brings us new interviews with twelve prominent gay writers who have emerged in the last decade. Hear Us Out demonstrates how in recent decades the canon of gay fiction has developed, diversified, and expanded its audience into the mainstream. Readers will recognize names like Michael Cunningham, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Hours inspired the hit movie; and others like Christopher Bram, Bernard Cooper, Stephen McCauley, and Matthew Stadler. These accounts explore the vicissitudes of writing on gay male themes in fiction over the last thirty years--prejudices of the literary marketplace; social and political questions; the impact of AIDS; commonalities between gay male and lesbian fiction... and even some delectable bits of gossip"-- Back cover The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East contains twenty-four essays, each concerning an individual film from Morocco all the way to Iran. The volume explores not only the established film cultures of Turkey, Egypt, and Israel, but also the nascent cinemas of Palestine and Syria. Selected films include Cairo Station (Egypt, 1958), The Runner (Iran, 1989), Once Upon a Time, Beriut (Lebanon, 1994), Ten (Iran, 2002), and Uzak (Turkey, 2003). With a preface by Cannes Palme d'Or-winning director Abbas Kiarostami, The Cinema of North Africa and the Middle East unveils a diverse region of filmmaking Gary Indiana -- Bernard Cooper -- Christopher Bram -- Michael Cunningham -- Jim Grimsley -- Stephen Mccauley -- Colm Tóibín -- Paul Russell -- Peter Cameron -- Matthew Stadler -- Philip Hensher -- Dale Peck. Richard Canning. Sequel To: Gay Fiction Speaks. Contents Introduction 1. Gary Indiana 2. Bernard Cooper 3. Christopher Bram 4. Michael Cunningham 5. Jim Grimsley 6. Stephen McCauley 7. Colm Toibin 8. Paul Russell 9. Peter Cameron 10. Matthew Stadler 11. Philip Hensher 12. Dale Peck