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020 $a9781551521909 (pbk.)
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050 4 $aPS3566.R412$bF73 2005
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100 1 $aPreston, John.
245 10 $aFranny, the queen of Provincetown /$cJohn Preston ; [with an introduction by Michael Lowenthal].
250 $a1st Arsenal Pulp Press ed.
260 $aVancouver :$bArsenal Pulp Press,$c2005.
300 $a141 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm.
490 1 $aLittle Sister's Classics ;$vno. 4
500 $aFirst published: Boston : Alyson, 1983.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 $aIntroduction by Michael Lowenthal -- Franny, the Queen of Provincetown -- Appendices : -- "Queens rule" by John W. Rowberry -- Interview with John Preston by Philip Gambone -- "Preston on publishing : building libraries ... with help from mom" by John Preston -- "Drag queens, leathermen, and telling the truth" by Dusk Peterson -- Excerpt from John Preston's C.V., 1993 -- "Franny in New York" by T.R. Witomski -- Cover art of the original Alyson edition.
520 $aFirst published to wide acclaim in 1983, Franny was a book of gay heroism and camaraderie in the shadow of the burgeoning AIDS crisis. Today, one can read it with a sense of nostalgia, and with the knowledge that Franny's dream of a society that accepts gays and lesbians without question is closer to fruition, but far from complete.
650 0 $aGay men$vFiction.
650 0 $aFriendship$vFiction.
651 0 $aProvincetown (Mass.)$vFiction.
830 0 $aLittle sister's classics ;$vno. 4.
852 00 $bbar$hPS3566.R412$iF73 2005