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Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction

The Persistent Desire

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  • 1992 first published
  • 503 pages
  • 2 editions
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The Persistent Desire is a 1992 sapphic fiction poetry collection by Joan Nestle. It deals with sexual behavior, lesbians, Poetry and Sexuality.

70 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list.

It runs to roughly 503 pages — 9–10 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Persistent Desire

Surveys a decade of the attempt to reconstruct and understand the meaning and value of butch-femme relations for the contemporary lesbian, drawing on oral history, fiction, poetry, and fantasy
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  • Lesbians' writings, American
  • Sexual behavior
  • Lesbians
  • Literary collections
  • Poetry
  • Sexuality
  • Personal narratives
  • Butch and femme, Lesbianism
  • Identity
  • LGBTQ essays
  • LGBTQ short stories
  • LGBTQ poetry
  • Lambda Literary Awards
  • Lambda Literary Award Winner
  • Sex role
  • Lesbian lgbtq+

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Who wrote The Persistent Desire?

The Persistent Desire was written by Joan Nestle and first published in 1992.

What genre is The Persistent Desire?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.

How long is The Persistent Desire?

The median edition has 503 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Persistent Desire?

Readers who like it often enjoy Does Your Mama Know?, Stone Butch Blues and Tipping the Velvet.

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