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In the City of Shy Hunters

  • 2001 first published
  • 504 pages
  • 3 editions

Tom Spanbauer's In the City of Shy Hunters (2001) is a gay fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in East Village, New York, N.Y.. Readers will find themes of transvestites, bildungsromans, riots and gay youth.

It has been published in 3 editions.

At about 504 pages, most readers finish it in 9–10 hours.

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Themes, setting & tropes

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Setting

  • East Village, New York, N.Y.

Subjects

  • Transvestites
  • AIDS, Disease
  • Bildungsromans
  • Riots
  • Gay youth
  • Patients
  • African American gays
  • Cross-dressers
  • African American gay men
  • New york, N.y.
  • Gay
  • Aids, Disease
  • Gay lgbtq+
  • Drag queens

Quick answers

Who wrote In the City of Shy Hunters?

In the City of Shy Hunters was written by Tom Spanbauer and first published in 2001.

What genre is In the City of Shy Hunters?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is In the City of Shy Hunters?

The median edition has 504 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to In the City of Shy Hunters?

Readers who like it often enjoy Mama Black Widow, A Home at the End of the World and Dancer from the Dance.

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