Discover its bizarre existence from the inside, through the muddled collective mind of the outcast in-group, a gay throng of third-sex bewildered ones who frantically seek a why--but must always settle for The Why Not! Borgo Press is pleased to represent a true classic of gay literature, now available again for the first time in four decades. Includes an introduction by the author, written for this release.VICTOR J. BANIS is the author of 140 books, ranging from classics of gay literature to gothic romances to major historical novels. He recently published an account of his life as a paperback writer: Spine Intact, Some Creases, which is being reprinted by Borgo Press together with many of his novels. He currently lives in West Virginia.

    

    An imaginary diary.Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 65-28181

    From the dust jacket of the first British edition (1968):Once again, writing with the dramatic blend of compassion, wisdom, and humor that is his unique signature as a novelist, James Barr has drawn another unforgettable portrait of the shadow world of forbidden love among men.Clearly a novel written for the adult reader, THE OCCASIONAL MAN is a mature and distinguished work of literature that poses some challenging and controversial attitudes towards one of society's most whispered-about subjects.The hundreds of thousands of readers whose devotion to Quatrefoil has made that novel a modern classic, will find that THE OCCASIONAL MAN is in every way a novel of compatible merit, honesty and vivid artistry.