The Gay Place (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Billy Lee Brammer
- First Published: 1961
- Type of Plot: Political
- Time of Work: The 1950’s
- Setting: Austin, Texas, and the Texas Hill Country
- Principal Characters: Arthur Fenstemaker, Roy Sherwood, Earle Fielding, Ouida Fielding, Alfred Rinemiller, Arthur Fenstemaker, Neil Christiansen, Andrea Christiansen, Owen Edwards, Arthur Fenstemaker, Jay McGown, Vicki McGown, Sarah Lehman
- Genres: Long fiction, Political fiction
- Subjects: Family or family life, Parents and children, Politics, Love or romance, Marriage, Fathers
- Locales: Austin, TX
The Novel
The Gay Place consists of three novels published under one cover. Each novel has a different cast of characters, but all are united by the appearance of Governor Arthur “Goddam” Fenstemaker (so called because of his frequent use of this oath). All are set in a state capital that is not named but that is clearly Austin, Texas. Although The Gay Place appears to be a political novel, its primary appeal lies in its presentation of the tensions in the private lives of its characters and the impact that Governor Fenstemaker, operating usually behind the...
[The entire page is 2007 words long]
- Add The Gay Place to your favorites