Dec 4, 2008

The Black Queen | The Black Queen

At a glance:

Author: Barry Callaghan
First Published: 1981
Type of Plot: Psychological
Time of Work: The 1970's
Setting: Toronto, Canada
Principal Characters: Hughes, McCrae
Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
Subjects: 1970’s, Gay men, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Sex or sexuality, Gender roles, Canada or Canadians, Shoes or shoemakers, Middle age, Parties, Aging, Collecting or collectors, Dinners or dining
Locales: Toronto, Canada

The Story

McCrae and Hughes are a male couple who have been living together for ten years. They are fastidious men and proud of their life together in their old colonial house surrounded by a pale blue picket fence. Although their neighborhood has undergone radical change over the decade, becoming a transient area with a multicultural population, McCrae and Hughes are acutely conscious of the significance of their elegant old house and lifestyle: “It gave them an embattled sense of holding on to something important, a tattered remnant of good taste in an area of waste overrun...

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The Black Queen | The Black Queen

At a glance:

The Story

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