Our Lady of Babylon

by John Rechy

An eighteenth-century lady haunted by dreams of infamous fallen women and their lovers realizes that these women's lives bear a remarkable resemblance to her own and is told by a mystic that her dreams are memories of past lives and that she must face the public to vindicate all women falsely accused of crimes.

353 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

John Rechy is an American author, the child of a Scottish father and a Mexican-American mother. In his novels he has written extensively about homosexual culture in Los Angeles and wider America, and is among the pioneers of modern LGBT literature. Drawing on his own background, he has also contributed to Chicano literature, especially with his novel The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez, which is taught in several Chicano literature courses in the United States. His work has often faced censorship due to its sexual content, particularly (but not solely) in the 1960s and 1970s, but books such as City of Night have been best sellers, and he has many literary admirers.

Reviews

[Eunus · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nooo it didn't just end like that D':

[Bryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

From Library Journal: "The stories all seem to involve 15-year-old beauties with wondrous breasts, hard nipples, and thighs rippling in silver light, who fall instantly in love, have great sex, and are soon betrayed and condemned for all time... Not recommended." A trashy, "feminist" homosexual retelling of the entire canon of classical literature. See why a 15-year-old Bryn was totally into it?