City of Night – story of one man’s travels through the dark denizens of 1960s American alt-culture
posted Wednesday, July 19, 2023
City of Night was John Rechy’s explosive first novel released in 1963, and it marked a radical departure from all other novels of its kind, giving voice to a subculture that had never before been revealed with such acuity. It earned comparisons to Genet and Kerouac, even as Rechy was personally attacked by scandalized reviewers. […]





