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John Francisco Rechy is an American novelist, essayist, memoirist, playwright, and literary critic. In his novels, he has written extensively on gay culture in Los Angeles and America in general, among other topics, and is one of the pioneers of modern LGBT literature. City of Night, his first novel published in 1963, was a bestseller. Based on his own experience, he contributed to Chicano literature, particularly with Amalia Gomez's novel The Miracle Day, which was taught in several Chicano literature courses across the United States.
BornJohn Francisco Rechy, March 10, 1931, El Paso, Texas
OccupationNovelist, essayist
NationalityAmerican
Alma materTexas Western College
Period1963–
Notable worksCity of Night, The Sexual Outlaw, The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez

About John Rechy

Novelist John Rechy was born on March 10, 1931 in Texas, United States (He's 92 years old now).

He is regarded as a pioneer of LGBT writing, having written works such as The Sexual Outlaw, City of Night, and Numbers. He is also noted for his Chicano writing, including The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez and other works.

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John Rechy before becoming famous

John Rechy was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1931 is also the year of Goat (羊) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He taught at the Master of Professional Writing Program at the University of Southern California after publishing his debut novel, City of Night, in 1963.

Achievement of John Rechy

He was the first novelist to earn a Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN-USA-West.

John Rechy's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His long-term partnership with Michael Snyder spanned decades.

John Rechy on Social Media

John Rechy Collabed with

Both he and Novelist James Baldwin wrote about homosexual themes in their works.

John Rechy Income & Net worth

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