Beebo Brinker |
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| Author:
| Bannon, Ann |
| ISBN: | 978-1-57344-125-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 2001 |
| Publisher: | Start Publishing LLC
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| Imprint: | Cleis Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Ann Bannon was designated the “Queen of Lesbian Pulp” for authoring several landmark novels in the ’50s. Unlike many writers of the period, however, Bannon broke through the shame and isolation typically portrayed in lesbian pulps, offering instead characters who embraced their sexuality. With Beebo Brinker, Bannon introduces a butch 17-year-old farm girl newly arrived in Beat-era Greenwich Village.
Ann Bannon was designated the “Queen of Lesbian Pulp” for authoring several landmark novels in the ’50s. Unlike many writers of the period, however, Bannon broke through the shame and isolation typically portrayed in lesbian pulps, offering instead characters who embraced their sexuality. With Beebo Brinker, Bannon introduces a butch 17-year-old farm girl newly arrived in Beat-era Greenwich Village.