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James McCourt (born July 4, 1941) is a gay American-born writer and novelist who was raised in Jackson Heights, Queens. McCourt has been with his life partner, novelist Vincent Virga, since 1964 after they met at Yale University as graduate students in the Yale School of Drama.
Jan 17, 2005 · The postwar generation of queer New York has found a sophisticated bard singing 'the elders' history' (The New York Times). James McCourt's seminal Queer Street has proven unrivaled in its ability to capture the voices of a mad, bygone era.
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In 1975, McCourt published the expanded “Mawrdew Czgowchwz” in book. James McCourt was born in 1941. McCourt was raised in New York City and educated at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School and Manhattan College, when it was considered the Irish-American Harvard.
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James McCourt is an American author known for his richly detailed novels and short stories that often explore themes of gay life and culture. He gained prominence with his novel 'Mawrdew Czgowchwz' (pronounced 'Mardu Gorgeous'), published in 1975, which is a comic opera of a novel centered around a fictional opera diva.
James McCourt has 19 books on Goodreads with 4307 ratings. James McCourt’s most popular book is The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail.
Aug 9, 2007 · James McCourt established himself as the insider-chronicler of New York City’s literary and gay culture with Queer Street:The Rise and Fall of an American Culture, 1947-1985 (2004). The book ...
Nov 1, 2003 · by James McCourt (Author) 3.4 17 ratings. See all formats and editions. Beginning with the influx of liberated veterans into downtown New York in the golden age before McCarthyism, Queer Street tells the explosive story of gay culture in the latter half of the twentieth century.
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