Such Times

Christopher Coe was a contemporary and friend of authors like Amy Hempel and Lynne Tillman, and a student of Gordon Lish. Such Times is his masterpiece; perhaps the defining novel of the AIDS era and a foundational work of gay literature. First published in 1993 shortly before his death, it has long been out of print and passed around like a secret handshake, and his cult following is now ready to break out into the open. 'Gives voice to the dreams and terrors of an entire generation.' --THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 'The novel of the decade. Treasure it.' --THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER 'The gay novel of the decade.' --PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY 'Wrenching ... powerfully effective.' --SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE 'Perhaps the great novel of the AIDS epidemic.' --DAVID LEAVITT 'A fresh classic from the most elegant pen on the planet.' --PAUL RUDNICK In this hypnotically beautiful, haunting novel, Christopher Coe evokes a lost world of gay pleasure and privilege in the 1970s and early 80s, juxtaposed