Gary Garth McCann
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Rachel E. Pollock:
I discovered your review of Boulevard as I was reviewing it. Was it the New Orleans setting that led you to it? I notice Armistead Maupin among your influences, so are gay male writers of interest to you?
Rachel E. Pollock
First up, sorry for the delay in responding. I didn't get a notification of your question and only just now saw it.
What led me to Boulevard first and foremost was its author--I took a class with Jim Grimsley in graduate school. But, as that graduate program was through the University of New Orleans, the setting did have an appeal as well, and in general I am drawn to works by queer writers which have an element of zeitgeist about them. In addition to Maupin and San Fransisco, i also adored Isherwood's writings about Jazz Age Berlin, and in a more modern context Zoe Whittall's novels set in Canadian cities of Quebec and Toronto at the turn of the 21st century.
What led me to Boulevard first and foremost was its author--I took a class with Jim Grimsley in graduate school. But, as that graduate program was through the University of New Orleans, the setting did have an appeal as well, and in general I am drawn to works by queer writers which have an element of zeitgeist about them. In addition to Maupin and San Fransisco, i also adored Isherwood's writings about Jazz Age Berlin, and in a more modern context Zoe Whittall's novels set in Canadian cities of Quebec and Toronto at the turn of the 21st century.
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