Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-231) and index.
Contents
Freaks with a voice -- Truman Capote, William Goyen, and the gendering of male homosexuality -- Richard Wright and compulsory Black male heterosexuality -- Lillian Smith and the scripting of lesbian desire -- Harper Lee and the destabilization of heterosexuality -- Carson McCullers and gay/lesbian (non) representation -- Epilogue : other voices, other rooms.