'Astonishingly beautiful... The best gay novel written by anyone of our generation' Harpers'A
life changing read for me. Describes a New York that has completely disappeared and for which I
longed - stuck in closed-on-Sunday's London' Rupert EverettYoung divinely beautiful and tired
of living a lie Anthony Malone trades life as a seemingly straight small town lawyer for the
disco-lit decadence of New York's 1970's gay scene. Joining an unbridled world of dance parties
saunas deserted parks and orgies - at its centre Malone befriends the flamboyant queen
Sutherland who takes this new arrival under his preened wing. But for Malone the endless city
nights and Fire Island days are close to burning out. It is love that Malone is longing for
and soon he will have to set himself free. First published in 1978 Dancer from the Dance is
widely considered the greatest most exciting novel of the post-Stonewall generation. Told with
wit eroticism and unashamed lyricism it remains a heart-breaking love letter to New York's
hedonistic past and a testament to the brilliance of our passions as they burn brightest. WITH
AN INTRODUCTION BY ALAN HOLLINGHURST
