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Dancer From the Dance

A Novel

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Dancer From the Dance

By: Andrew Holleran
Narrated by: David Pittu
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Now in audio for the first time! Award-winning actor and two-time Tony Award nominee David Pittu narrates one of the most influential books in gay literature.

Andrew Holleran's Dancer from the Dance defined gay life in late 1970s New York. Published in 1978, the novel captures the time post-Stonewall and pre-AIDS where sexual freedom was celebrated and the future appeared limitless.

"An astonishingly beautiful book. 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." —Rupert Everett

Young, 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 gay scene. An unbridled world of dance parties, saunas, deserted parks and orgies—at its center Malone befriends the flamboyant, 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.

"The story of youth and beauty and money and drugs. But overarchingly…the story of a new queer future" —Michael Cunningham

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"The story of Malone and Sutherland has been with me since I wrote it, but listening to it on audio for the first time has given it a new life. The lives and the experiences of these characters have existed for almost half a century now, but never in that most magical of forms—the voice of a storyteller as superb as David Pittu." – Andrew Holleran, writer of Dancer from the Dance
Beautiful Love Story • Tragic Authenticity • Excellent Narration • Historical Enrichment • Magical Melancholy

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An absolutely beautiful love story with a history lesson every gay would be enriched by listening to. the narrator is the best I've ever heard, he adds exquisite flair to all the characters.

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This novel of gay life in New York between (roughly) the Stonewall riot of 1969 and the Everard Baths fire of 1977 is historically important as being one of the first to document the freewheeling hedonism of the era leading up to the AIDS epidemic. Nearly 50 years later, all that saturnalia is quite familiar, as is its tragic aftermath. That said, the "Sutherland" character is a fine literary creation and is beautifully voiced by David Pittu; for me, that's what made this feel worthwhile.

Excellent narration, sad story of 70s gay life

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A Must read (listen), for gay men and those that love them. The imagery created by the voice of David Pittu is remarkable.

Brilliant!

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I love this haunting, beautiful novel. It is the finest gay novel of our generation I have read. It is fresh, timeless, epic. It reminded me of a mashup between F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.It involved the big themes or life, love, and beauty and it is told in rich, vivid language. It is filled with memorable characters and anecdotes woven from life. I could not ask for a finer book. I will definitely listen to it again. I wish I had read it when it first came out in '78. Definitely a must read book.

The Great Gaytsby

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A dream-like excursion through the city, with an enthralling cast of characters. The performance is perfect.

Poetic Beauty

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