
Boyopolis
sex and politics in gay Eastern Europe
Edición de la obra Boyopolis
| Autor | Stan Persky |
|---|---|
| Editorial | The Overlook Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 1996 |
| Lugar | Woodstock, N.Y |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 417 |
| OCLC | 34767465 |
| LCCN | 96021522 |
| Número de Cutter | P466b |
Cruising the chaotic world of the mind and body that emerged in post-Communist Eastern Europe, Stan Persky, author of the gay underground bestseller Buddy's: Meditations on Desire, witnessed first-hand the sexual and political demi-monde that flourished during this period of upheaval. In these provocative pieces about his odyssey, Persky fascinatingly and intelligently lays bare the underbelly of Berlin - its "boyopolis" - a world of gay bars, houses of pleasure and cabarets. As a gay writer, a teacher of philosophy and a journalist who grew up in Chicago in a Jewish/Italian neighborhood during the Cold War, Persky has a fascinating take on the reanimation of Berlin, whose underground thrived earlier in the century as chronicled by Isherwood, Spender and others.