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The Body and Its Dangers, and Other Stories

  • 1990 first published
  • 181 pages
  • 4 editions

The Body and Its Dangers, and Other Stories is a 1990 gay fiction story collection by Allen Barnett. It deals with gay men and Gay.

9 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.

It runs to roughly 181 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Gay men
  • Gay
  • Short stories, Single author
  • LGBTQ HIV/AIDS
  • LGBTQ short stories
  • Lambda Literary Awards
  • Lambda Literary Award Winner
  • Ferro-Grumley Award for Literary Excellence, Men Winner

Quick answers

Who wrote The Body and Its Dangers, and Other Stories?

The Body and Its Dangers, and Other Stories was written by Allen Barnett and first published in 1990.

What genre is The Body and Its Dangers, and Other Stories?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is The Body and Its Dangers, and Other Stories?

The median edition has 181 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Body and Its Dangers, and Other Stories?

Readers who like it often enjoy Let the Dead Bury Their Dead, Drôle de garçon and Tipping the Velvet.

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