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Friday, June 23, 2023
Frank Diaz
This is Frank Diaz from 1975, and he was known as "the hottest Puerto Rican in New York."
Frank got into all the best discos and was invited to all the best parties.
Ah, now this is ringing distant bells. Anthony Malone, the main character in Andrew Holleran's exquisite 1978 novel, Dancer from the Dance, has at one point a Puerto Rican lover. I believe Frank Diaz was the inspiration for this character, although they had little resemblance one with the other. I understand that the book is now back in print and would urge everyone to read or reread it. It had huge influence, changed gay fiction forever, and is a delightful, bittersweet account of a world gone with the wind.
Ah, now this is ringing distant bells. Anthony Malone, the main character in Andrew Holleran's exquisite 1978 novel, Dancer from the Dance, has at one point a Puerto Rican lover. I believe Frank Diaz was the inspiration for this character, although they had little resemblance one with the other. I understand that the book is now back in print and would urge everyone to read or reread it. It had huge influence, changed gay fiction forever, and is a delightful, bittersweet account of a world gone with the wind.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding me that I do need to read that book.
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