Cover of Family Dancing

Family Dancing

  • 1984 first published
  • 205 pages
  • 22 editions

Published in 1984, Family Dancing is a gay fiction story collection by David Leavitt. It takes readers to United States in the 20th century. Readers will find themes of manners and customs, gay men, traducciones al español and cuentos estadounidenses.

12 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 22 editions across 3 languages.

At about 205 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Manners and customs
  • Gay men
  • American Short stories
  • Traducciones al español
  • Cuentos estadounidenses
  • Homosexuales varones
  • Usos y costumbres
  • Middle class
  • Gay lgbtq+
  • Gay

Quick answers

Who wrote Family Dancing?

Family Dancing was written by David Leavitt and first published in 1984.

What genre is Family Dancing?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is Family Dancing?

The median edition has 205 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Family Dancing?

Readers who like it often enjoy Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Price of Salt and The Story of a Marriage.

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