The Wild Creatures: Collected Stories of Sam D'Allesandro by Sam D'Allesandro, Kevin Killian (Editor) ISBN 9780976341116, 0976341115 instant download

The Wild Creatures: Collected Stories of Sam D'Allesandro by Sam D'Allesandro, Kevin Killian (Editor) ISBN 9780976341116, 0976341115 instant download

The Wild Creatures: Collected Stories of Sam D'Allesandro

The Wild Creatures, an essential collectionedited by Kevin Killian, gathers the captivating stories of Sam D'Allesandro,a brilliant and charismatic voice from the early 1980s San Francisco literary scene. D'Allesandro quickly became known for his elegant lyricism and his sharp turn towards a writing style marked by extreme purity and poise.

This collection showcases D'Allesandro's unique ability to blur the lines between truth and fiction, crafting intimate and focused narratives that delve into emotional nuances, often exploring the raw, sexual realities of his characters' lives. His stories, which range from single paragraphs to fully developed novellas, are celebrated for their lucid, unsentimental intelligence and freshness. Reviewers have praised his work for its stunning purity and power, likening it to "jewels in a tomb" and highlighting its ability to make characters seem both unique and eerily familiar.

The Wild Creatures is a testament to D'Allesandro's enduring legacy, offering readers a glimpse into the work of an author who achieved icon status even before his untimely death from AIDS in 1988. As a significant voice in gay and queer literature, this volume revives his powerful and essential writing, free from pretension and banality, inviting new readers to discover his divine insight.

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