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The Gay Year

  • 1949 first published
  • 267 pages
  • 4 editions

Michael Jean De Forrest's The Gay Year (1949) is a gay fiction and sapphic fiction novel. Much of the action takes place in New York and New York, N.Y.. Readers will find themes of celebrities, gay actors, gay men and interpersonal relations.

It has been published in 4 editions.

At about 267 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Setting

Subjects

  • Celebrities
  • Coming out, Sexual orientation
  • Gay actors
  • Gay men
  • Interpersonal relations
  • Lesbians
  • Sexuality
  • LGBTQ fiction before Stonewall

Quick answers

Who wrote The Gay Year?

The Gay Year was written by Michael Jean De Forrest and first published in 1949.

What genre is The Gay Year?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction and Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.

How long is The Gay Year?

The median edition has 267 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Gay Year?

Readers who like it often enjoy Rat Bohemia, The Lost Language of Cranes and I Am a Woman.

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