Rent Boy
Rent Boy by Gary Indiana, published by McNally Editions on January 10, 2023, is a literary work that delves into the gritty world of hustlers in New York City during 1981. This edition, comprising 128 pages, presents a narrative centered around Danny, a waiter at the exclusive Emerson Club who juggles his job while turning tricks to fund his architecture studies. The story unfolds as Danny meticulously documents the complex interplay of sexual, aesthetic, and financial transactions that define his life, revealing the darker side of desire and ambition.
Readers will encounter a vivid portrayal of the era’s nightlife, populated by iconic figures and a cast of characters that includes fellow rent boy Chip, whose reckless charm complicates Danny’s existence. The novel explores themes of love, cynicism, and survival within a crime-laden backdrop, offering a unique perspective on the LGBTQ+ experience. With its noir elements and sharp wit, Rent Boy invites readers to navigate the challenges and moral dilemmas faced by those living on the fringes of society.
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A noir tour-de-force set in the world of hustlers from “one of America’s darkest and funniest chroniclers.” (The Guardian)
It’s New York City, 1981, and everyone wants to be at the Emerson Club, from Cindy Crawford to Cindy Adams; from Famous Roger, one-time lion of the talk shows, to Sandy Miller, the “downtown” writer with the tattoos and the leather; from Lauren Hutton to the art star who does the thing with the broken plates. Everyone, that is, except Danny. Danny just works there, waiting tables to put himself through architecture school, turning tricks on the side. And when he’s not on the clock, he’s recording the sexual, aesthetic, and financial transactions that make up his life, in gruesome detail. But even a clever boy like Danny can wind up on the menu. Blinded by love for his fellow rent boy, Chip—as gorgeous as he is reckless—Danny is about to learn that there’s more than one way to turn your body into cash, and that cynicism is no defense when the real scalpels come out. A gimlet-eyed crime novel with an inventively filthy mind, Rent Boy is Gary Indiana at his most outrageous—and his best.
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