Pre-1969 LGBTQ Literature

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In honor of Pride Month, our June List of the Month is dedicated to LGBTQ Literature written and/or published before 1969. Given the wealth of Pride reading lists that highlight some of the great books of today, we wanted to draw attention to LGBTQ books from an earlier period. Titles may be either fiction or nonfiction, but they must have an LGBTQ connection, and they must have been written before 1969, even if they were not published until after that date. Ten titles may be added per person. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme, or the parameters listed above.
1
El retrat de Dorian Gray
de Oscar Wilde
38,501 membres
618 ressenyes
4
16 Members
hipdeep, Jannes, mysanal, ulee_g, Heather39, sturlington, alex68, zmeischa, al.vick, ahef1963, walterhpdx, quondame, FleetSparrow, DoomLuz, Bking150, Stefcxjo,
2
Maurice
de E. M. Forster
4,056 membres
68 ressenyes
3.9
16 Members
ablachly, Proclus, Rtrace, Jannes, thorold, amanda4242, Heather39, susanbooks, Dilara86, alex68, katemcangus, arachnepress, dianeham, walterhpdx, Tosta, FleetSparrow,
3
Giovanni's Room
de James Baldwin
5,251 membres
122 ressenyes
4.2
14 Members
karenb, ablachly, hipdeep, Proclus, reesetee, thorold, DouglasAtEik, ulee_g, Heather39, elkiedee, katemcangus, Angela.Shere, walterhpdx, Bking150
4
Orlando
de Virginia Woolf
10,335 membres
167 ressenyes
3.9
12 Members
Aquila, karenb, ablachly, hipdeep, Jannes, charl08, mysanal, Heather39, alex68, zmeischa, ManWithAnAgenda, jeancotchin
5
Carol
de Patricia Highsmith
2,833 membres
103 ressenyes
3.8
11 Members
ablachly, ulee_g, sturlington, EMS_24, katemcangus, arachnepress, dianeham, jeancotchin, bonchcronch, Bking150, Stefcxjo
6
Brideshead Revisited
de Evelyn Waugh
12,288 membres
263 ressenyes
4
11 Members
Rtrace, FAMeulstee, ulee_g, sturlington, elkiedee, alex68, zmeischa, ahef1963, quondame, FleetSparrow, jeancotchin,Jannes
7
Mrs. Dalloway
de Virginia Woolf
20,071 membres
323 ressenyes
3.9
9 Members
Rtrace, charl08, FAMeulstee, ulee_g, susanbooks, alex68, zmeischa, ahef1963, jeancotchin
8
La importància de ser Frank
de Oscar Wilde
10,551 membres
177 ressenyes
4.2
8 Members
reesetee, mysanal, Heather39, susanbooks, ahef1963, quondame, bonchcronch, Bking150
9
The Well of Loneliness
de Radclyffe Hall
2,643 membres
48 ressenyes
½ 3.4
9 Members
richardderus, reesetee, Jannes, dianeham, aspirit, FleetSparrow, jeancotchin, bonchcronch, Stefcxjo
10
The Charioteer
de Mary Renault
1,088 membres
34 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
ablachly, queen_ypolita, DouglasAtEik, amanda4242, Heather39, Tosta, FleetSparrow
Explicacions
amanda4242: Renault is best remembered for her historical novels set in Ancient Greece, but I really like this one set shortly after Dunkirk.
11
Rubyfruit Jungle
de Rita Mae Brown
3,162 membres
57 ressenyes
½ 3.7
8 Members
richardderus, reesetee, ahef1963, tommi180744, quondame, FleetSparrow, jeancotchin, bonchcronch,karenb
Explicacions
karenb : Published after 1969 (1973)
12
Adéu a Berlín
de Christopher Isherwood
2,038 membres
47 ressenyes
½ 3.7
7 Members
richardderus, Rtrace, Jannes, FAMeulstee, elkiedee, alex68, quondame
13
Another Country
de James Baldwin
2,814 membres
39 ressenyes
4.1
6 Members
karenb, queen_ypolita, elkiedee, ManWithAnAgenda, Bking150, Stefcxjo
14
Desert of the Heart
de Jane Rule
594 membres
11 ressenyes
½ 3.7
6 Members
Aquila, karenb, queen_ypolita, reesetee, thorold, jeancotchin
15
El Bosc de la nit
de Djuna Barnes
3,051 membres
57 ressenyes
½ 3.5
6 Members
karenb, charl08, alex68, dianeham, quondame, FleetSparrow
16
Autobiografia d'Alice B. Toklas
de Gertrude Stein
2,609 membres
43 ressenyes
½ 3.6
5 Members
hipdeep, alex68, ahef1963, dianeham, jeancotchin
17
Babel-17
de Samuel R. Delany
2,556 membres
78 ressenyes
½ 3.7
6 Members
Rtrace, mysanal, amanda4242, sturlington, aspirit, bonchcronch
Explicacions
aspirit: Queer main character written by an openly gay author. Pub 1966.
18
Imre: A Memorandum
de Edward Prime-Stevenson
70 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 3.6
5 Members
richardderus, Heather39, RCharronJD, FleetSparrow, Bking150
19
Altres veus, altres àmbits
de Truman Capote
2,498 membres
47 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
sturlington, katemcangus, walterhpdx, ManWithAnAgenda, bonchcronch
20
Poems and Fragments
de Sappho
538 membres
11 ressenyes
4
6 Members
Aquila, mysanal, Dilara86, AbigailAdams26, jeancotchin, Bking150,themulhern
Explicacions
themulhern : No internal or historical evidence that Sappho was actually gay. The sort of poetry she wrote was conventionally written by lyric poets of her time.
21
Carmilla
de Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
2,676 membres
124 ressenyes
½ 3.7
5 Members
Rtrace, Heather39, ahef1963, FleetSparrow, DoomLuz
22
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
de Tennessee Williams
2,887 membres
31 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
hipdeep, mysanal, zmeischa, ahef1963
23
Therese and Isabelle
de Violette Leduc
206 membres
8 ressenyes
½ 3.4
3 Members
reesetee, Dilara86, Longcluse
24
The City and the Pillar {original}
de Gore Vidal
193 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.6
4 Members
Proclus, Rtrace, castel15, FleetSparrow
25
The Microcosm
de Maureen Duffy
68 membres
½ 3.7
3 Members
7sistersapphist, arachnepress, jeancotchin
26
City of Night
de John Rechy
994 membres
9 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
Proclus, SomeGuyInVirginia, ManWithAnAgenda
27
Howl and Other Poems
de Allen Ginsberg
5,442 membres
67 ressenyes
4
3 Members
paradoxosalpha, mysanal, bonchcronch
28
A Single Man
de Christopher Isherwood
2,145 membres
81 ressenyes
4
3 Members
Proclus, richardderus, katemcangus
29
The Beebo Brinker Chronicles
de Ann Bannon
129 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.4
3 Members
karenb, reesetee, bonchcronch
30
Queer
de William S. Burroughs
1,694 membres
25 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
Proclus, Stefcxjo
31
De profundis : epistola: in carcere et vinculis
de Oscar Wilde
1,607 membres
24 ressenyes
4
2 Members
hipdeep, -Pia-
32
The Lost Weekend
de Charles Jackson
487 membres
11 ressenyes
4
2 Members
EMoore1013, walterhpdx
33
De Profundis and Other Writings
de Oscar Wilde
671 membres
6 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, wester
34
Memorias de Adriano
de Marguerite Yourcenar
5,322 membres
125 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
richardderus, Tosta
35
Sodom and Gomorrah
de Marcel Proust
2,559 membres
37 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
FAMeulstee, amydross
36
Unnatural Death
de Dorothy L. Sayers
3,093 membres
82 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
themulhern, ahef1963
37
The Gold-Rimmed Spectacles
de Giorgio Bassani
343 membres
8 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
FAMeulstee, alex68
38
Aubade
de Kenneth Martin
90 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.4
2 Members
Proclus, queen_ypolita
39
The Child Manuela: A Novel
de Christa Winsloe
73 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.7
2 Members
thorold, AbigailAdams26
40
The Last of the Wine
de Mary Renault
1,639 membres
25 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
DouglasAtEik, quondame
41
Christopher and His Kind
de Christopher Isherwood
783 membres
11 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
arachnepress, Stefcxjo
42
Good-Bye to All That: An Autobiography
de Robert Graves
3,636 membres
65 ressenyes
4
2 Members
pamelad, ahef1963
43
La mort a Venècia
de Thomas Mann
5,262 membres
104 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
FAMeulstee, quondame
44
Querelle of Brest
de Jean Genet
934 membres
12 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
richardderus, DouglasAtEik
45
Poemes
de C.P. Cavafy
1,761 membres
25 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
hipdeep, gtross
Explicacions
gtross: Probably the best known body of gay verse in any language. Not every poem in the "Complete" Cavafy is on a gay theme, but his homoerotic verse is justifiably famous.
46
The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister 1: I Know My Own Heart
de Anne Lister
325 membres
10 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
Aquila, susanbooks
47
The Friendly Young Ladies
de Mary Renault
353 membres
11 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
queen_ypolita, arachnepress
48
The Gay Ones
de Eve Linkletter
10 membres
1 ressenya
3
2 Members
SomeGuyInVirginia, bonchcronch
49
Against the Law
de Peter Wildeblood
91 membres
3 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
queen_ypolita, arachnepress
50
Diari del lladre
de Jean Genet
1,454 membres
5 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Proclus, bonchcronch
51
Confessions of a Mask
de Yukio Mishima
2,507 membres
41 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
amanda4242, alex68
52
The Children's Hour
de Lillian Hellman
465 membres
6 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
hipdeep, reesetee
53
Billy Budd, el mariner
de Herman Melville
2,558 membres
50 ressenyes
½ 3.3
2 Members
hipdeep, quondame
54
Dusty Answer
de Rosamond Lehmann
475 membres
13 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
amanda4242, arachnepress,karenb
Explicacions
karenb : Published after 1969 (2017)
amanda4242: Published in 1927.
55
Set contes gòtics
de Isak Dinesen
2,352 membres
32 ressenyes
4
Member
gtross
Explicacions
gtross: Published 1934. Two of the stories ("The Roads Round Pisa" and "The Monkey") explicitly thematize queer sexualities, and most of the rest inventively treat the same.
56
Our Lady of the Flowers
de Jean Genet
1,789 membres
12 ressenyes
3.9
Member
Proclus
57
The Evenings
de Gerard Reve
1,307 membres
29 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
Nicole_VanK
58
The Folded Leaf
de William Maxwell
507 membres
14 ressenyes
4
Member
SomeGuyInVirginia
59
The Life to Come: And Other Stories
de E. M. Forster
497 membres
3 ressenyes
4
Member
noveltea
60
Summer Will Show
de Sylvia Townsend Warner
474 membres
9 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
iamFOXFIRE
61
Hindoo Holiday: An Indian Journal
de J. R. Ackerley
428 membres
8 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
pamelad
62
Bom-Crioulo: The Black Man and the Cabin Boy
de Adolfo Caminha
122 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
LakenElizabeth
63
The Scented Garden of Abdullah the Satirist of Shiraz
de Aleister Crowley
50 membres
3.8
Member
paradoxosalpha
64
Sam
de Lonnie Coleman
39 membres
1 ressenya
½ 4.5
Member
richardderus
65
Live Oak, with Moss
de Walt Whitman
38 membres
½ 4.5
Member
Heather39
66
Precious and Adored: The Love Letters of Rose Cleveland and Evangeline Simpson Whipple, 1890–1918
de Lizzie Ehrenhalt
16 membres
Member
aspirit
Explicacions
aspirit: Published a century later but ~2/3 of the book consists of the letters from 1890 into 1918
67
The Girls of Radcliff Hall
de Lord Berners
12 membres
Member
AbigailAdams26
68
De ienlike wei
de G. Lootsma-Smidstra
1 membre
Member
Rommert
69
Satiricó
de Petronius Arbiter
3,395 membres
32 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
amydross
70
The Mask of Apollo
de Mary Renault
1,354 membres
21 ressenyes
4
Member
themulhern
71
Confusion: The Private Papers of Privy Councillor R. von D.
de Stefan Zweig
698 membres
20 ressenyes
4
Member
gtross
Explicacions
gtross: Unrequited homosexual love story, between a male professor and his male student.
72
Ladies Almanack
de Djuna Barnes
238 membres
½ 3.7
Member
aspirit
Explicacions
aspirit: Originally published in 1928
73
Women's Barracks
de Tereska Torrès
143 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 3.3
Member
iamFOXFIRE
74
The Tour: A Story of Ancient Egypt
de Louis Couperus
106 membres
3
Member
Rommert
75
Despised and Rejected
de A. T. Fitzroy
85 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Member
queen_ypolita
76
Killer in Drag
de Ed Wood Jr.
76 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 2.4
Member
EMoore1013
77
Vrouw en vriend
de Anna Blaman
71 membres
½ 3.5
Member
EMS_24
78
Regiment of Women
de Clemence Dane
51 membres
3.9
Member
AbigailAdams26
79
Look Down in Mercy
de Walter Baxter
42 membres
2 ressenyes
3.8
Member
amanda4242
80
Chorus of Witches
de Paul Buckland
15 membres
3.8
Member
SomeGuyInVirginia
81
The Stone Wall: An Autobiography
de Mary Casal
10 membres
Member
7sistersapphist
82
Fire from Heaven
de Mary Renault
2,167 membres
29 ressenyes
3.9
Member
themulhern
83
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer
de Siegfried Sassoon
671 membres
6 ressenyes
4.1
Member
pamelad
84
Mademoiselle de Maupin
de Théophile Gautier
611 membres
14 ressenyes
3.8
Member
aspirit
85
Olivia
de Dorothy Bussy
399 membres
7 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
iamFOXFIRE
86
The Unlit Lamp
de Radclyffe Hall
255 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
susanbooks
87
Death of a Transvestite
de Ed Wood Jr.
91 membres
1 ressenya
3
Member
EMoore1013
88
Ermyntrude and Esmeralda
de Lytton Strachey
46 membres
2 ressenyes
4.1
Member
amanda4242
90
The Apple of the Eye
de Glenway Wescott
11 membres
1 ressenya
½ 3.7
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
91
Männliche Prostitution im kaiserlichen Berlin
de Hans Ostwald
10 membres
Member
Rommert
92
Claudine à l'école, Claudine à Paris, Claudine en ménage
de Colette
4 membres
Member
arachnepress
93
Portrait of a Marriage: Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson
de Nigel Nicolson
1,208 membres
17 ressenyes
4
Member
susanbooks
94
Myra Breckinridge
de Gore Vidal
951 membres
24 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
95
The Pure and the Impure
de Colette
633 membres
10 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
iamFOXFIRE
96
The Mapp and Lucia Novels
de E. F. Benson
538 membres
19 ressenyes
½ 4.5
Member
pamelad
97
El Temple
de Stephen Spender
358 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
thorold
98
Lysis; Phaedrus; Symposium
de Plato
181 membres
2 ressenyes
3.8
Member
paradoxosalpha
99
Lesbian Pulp Fiction: The Sexually Intrepid World of Lesbian Paperback Novels 1950-1965
de Katherine V. Forrest
167 membres
3 ressenyes
3.8
Member
karenb
100
Korte arabesken
de Louis Couperus
63 membres
1 ressenya
3.2
Member
Rommert