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Gay Fiction

Queer

A Novel

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  • 1985 first published
  • 150 pages
  • ★ 3.5 (6 ratings)
  • 20 editions
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Queer is a 1985 gay fiction novel by William S. Burroughs, Oliver Harris and William Burroughs. The story is set in Mexico and Mexico City. Readers will find themes of gay men, aliens, noncitizens and homosexuels masculins.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, and 48 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 20 editions.

It runs to roughly 150 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Queer

Set in Mexico City during the early fifities, the story follows William Lee from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene as he pursues a young man named Allerton.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Gay men
  • Aliens
  • Autobiographical fiction
  • Noncitizens
  • LGBTQ novels
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Homosexuels masculins
  • Biographical
  • United states

Quick answers

Who wrote Queer?

Queer was written by William S. Burroughs, Oliver Harris and William Burroughs and first published in 1985.

What genre is Queer?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is Queer?

The median edition has 150 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Queer?

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

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