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John Francisco Rechy (born March 10, 1931) is a Mexican-American novelist and essayist. In his novels, he has written extensively about gay culture in Los Angeles and wider America, among other subject matter, and is among the pioneers of modern LGBT literature. City of Night, his debut novel published in 1963, was a best seller. Drawing on his own background, he has contributed to Mexican-American literature, notably with his novel The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez, which has been taught in several Chicano studies courses throughout the United States.

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rdfs:comment	John Rechy (El Paso, Texas, 10 de marzo de 1931) es escritor estadounidense, cuyas novelas reflejan sus vivencias como gay. (es) John Francisco Rechy (born March 10, 1931) is a Mexican-American novelist and essayist. In his novels, he has written extensively about gay culture in Los Angeles and wider America, among other subject matter, and is among the pioneers of modern LGBT literature. City of Night, his debut novel published in 1963, was a best seller. Drawing on his own background, he has contributed to Mexican-American literature, notably with his novel The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez, which has been taught in several Chicano studies courses throughout the United States. (en) John Francisco Rechy, né le 10 mars 1931, est un romancier, essayiste, dramaturge et critique littéraire américain. Comptant parmi les pionniers de la littérature LGBT, il a notamment écrit sur la culture homosexuelle à Los Angeles et plus largement sur l'Amérique. Cité de la nuit (City of Night), son premier roman, publié en 1963, a été un best-seller. Avec son livre The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez, il a aussi contribué à la littérature chicano. (fr) John Rechy (El Paso, 10 marzo 1934) è uno scrittore e drammaturgo statunitense. (it) John Rechy (10 de Março de 1934) é um escritor norte-americano, que aborda regularmente temas homossexuais nas suas obras, como em City of Night. (pt) John Rechy (* 10. března 1931) je americký spisovatel. Narodil se v roce 1931 (dříve chybně uváděno 1934) v El Pasu v Texasu mexickým rodičům. Poté, co získal bakalářský titul z angličtiny na tamní univerzitě, vstoupil do armády; po propuštění pokračoval ve studiu na Kolumbijské univerzitě v New Yorku. Debutoval v roce 1963 románem City of Night, který se stal bestsellerem; vypravěčem je mladý prostitut a děj se odehrává v podsvětí New Yorku, New Orleans a obzvlášť Los Angeles, vypráví příběhy gay a transgenderových lidí. Jde o Rechyho jedinou knihu, která byla přeložena do češtiny (Město noci, Maťa, 2000). (cs) John Rechy (* 10. März 1931 in El Paso, Texas) ist ein US-amerikanischer Autor. Sein erster Roman reflektiert seinen biografischen Hintergrund als homosexueller Mann mit mexikanisch-schottischer Abstammung. Sein literarisches Werk wird der Chicano-Literatur zugerechnet. Rechy ist Hochschullehrer im Master of Professional Writing Program an der University of Southern California. (de)
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