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Spine Intact, Some Creases

Spine Intact, Some Creases

Banis, Victor J.

Paperback

Series: Borgo Bioviews, Book 6

Biographies GeneralLiterary CriticismBusiness of Writing

ISBN10: 1434402061
ISBN13: 9781434402066
Publisher: Borgo Press
Published: Feb 20 2008
Pages: 424
Weight: 1.36
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A legendary name from the Golden Age of Paperbacks, VICTOR J. BANIS spins a witty and exuberant tale of A Thousand and One Knights, flitting blithely from tale to tail, in one era and out the other. Part autobiography, part a history of the Gay Revolution, part writing manual, part juicy gossip, with a few tasty recipes thrown in for good measure, Spine Intact, Some Creases is a summing up -- alternately hilarious and touching, instructive and impassioned, and always entertaining -- of the remarkable life and work of a writer hailed by top gay pulp historian Michael Bronski as one of my heroes.

Banis' memoir provides a poignant history of West Coast paperback publishing in the Sixties, and one author's journey from small beginnings to critical and financial success as a writer -- but it's far more than that: witty, elegantly written, funny, sad, smart, and even wise. Every penman-apprentice should read this book -- twice! -- Robert Reginald.

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