{"product_id":"city-of-night-by-john-rechy-9781788166713","title":"City of Night","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCity of Night\u003c\/em\u003e is bold and inventive in style, a groundbreaking 1960s novel about male prostitution. Rechy is unflinching in his portrayal of one hustling 'youngman' and his search for self-knowledge among the other denizens of his neon-lit world. As the narrator moves from Texas to Times Square and then on to the French Quarter of New Orleans, Rechy delivers a portrait of the edges of America that has lost none of its power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn his travels, the nameless narrator meets a collection of unforgettable characters, from vice cops to guilt-ridden married men eaten up by desire, to Lance O'Hara, once Hollywood's biggest star. Rechy describes this world with candour and understanding in a prose that is highly personal and vividly descriptive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46711143596268,"sku":"9781788166713","price":36.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18196173482824.jpg?v=1754189644","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/city-of-night-by-john-rechy-9781788166713","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}