Different: An Anthology of Homosexual Short Stories

by Stephen Wright

Gay Studies, Anthology, Short Stories

390 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Stephen Wright is a Vietnam veteran, MFA graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and the author of four previous novels. He has received a Whiting Award in Fiction, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Lannan Literary Fellowship, and has taught writing and literature at Iowa, Princeton, Brown, and The New School. He was born in Warren, Pennsylvania, and lives in New York City.

Reviews

[Virgowriter (Brad Windhauser) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5. Most of these stories are a product of their time, and although they can be interesting from a historical perspective, most are here because they were likely scandalous because of their queer content—even when it’s buried in the subtext, in a few cases. The Phil Android stories are some of the most interesting—well written and indifferent to how they would have been read. The Crooked Man is a gem.

[Peter Johnston · Rating 3 out of 5]

These stories are a glimpse into life pre Stonewall - no happy endings, lots of death and sadness. Some of the stories have not aged well, surprisingly the sexcapades of Phil, Andros have.