My deep dark pain is love: a collection of Latin American gay fiction

Description

This is an in-depth anthology of fiction with gay themes by twenty-four writers, among them the internationally acclaimed Manuel Puig (Argentina), Mário de Andrade (Brazil), and Reinaldo Arenas (Cuba). The book presents Latin American gays as part of a lively, fascinating social reality—as soldiers, businessmen, office workers, students, cattle ranchers, and circus performers. Included are two complete novellas—one about homosexuality in the marines, the other about a sexual encounter between two high school boys—as well as the brilliant "Orgy," an erotic diary based on experiences in tropical Brazil. Nearly four hundred pages contain thirty different selections by a dazzling array of talent.