Filthy: Outrageous Gay Erotica (Paperback)

~ M. Christian (Author), Felice Picano (Foreword)

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Product Description

A smart, sexy, and fun collection of sizzling short stories that include some entertaining takeoffs of famous movie classics, plays, and literature.

M. Christian is the author of the novel Running Dry and the critically acclaimed collections Dirty Words, Speaking Parts, and The Bachelor Machine. He is the editor of 20 anthologies, and his short fiction has appeared in more than 200 publications. He lives in San Francisco, California.

About the Author

For the last decade M.Christian has proven himself to be a true literary chameleon, establishing himself as a master of multi-orientation erotica with stories in such anthologies as Best American Erotica, Best Gay Erotica, Best Lesbian Erotica, and so on and so forth as well as with the collections Dirty Words, Speaking Parts, The Bachelor Machine, and Filthy.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Alyson Books (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555839517
• ISBN-13: 978-1555839512
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #285,337 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Erotica That Reads Like Literature, June 21, 2008

By	Donovan Brown - See all my reviews

I have enjoyed M. Christian's work for a long time. His solo collection Dirty Words: Provocative Erotica and his two multiple-author anthologies co-edited with Simon Sheppard, Rough Stuff: Tales of Gay Men, Sex ,and Power and Roughed Up: More Tales of Gay Men, Sex, and Power, are among my favorite volumes of erotica.

Which brings me to Filthy: Outrageous Gay Erotica, a new collection of gay erotic stories by M. Christian. To say this is a great book is an understatement. It runs the gamut of emotions, from anger to sadness to ecstasy to envy.

Here are capsule reviews of some of my favorite stories from Filthy...

"The Greener Grasses" in one short story captures the entire paradox of trying to reconcile a leatherfetish lifestyle into the humdrum world of 9-to-5 jobs and dishes to be washed more than volumes of scholarly non-fiction ever has.

"Flyboy" is a wistful tale of a man who has two lovers, one flesh and blood and one as big as all outdoors. Guess which one gets him in the end. You might be surprised.

"Love" reads as a tender valentine to all the gay men, imaginary or otherwise, who have inspired the author over the years to create his amazing tales of erotica.

"Suddenly, Last Thursday" is a haunting, harrowing riff on Tennessee Williams's play Suddenly, Last Summer.

And "Friday Night at the Calvary Hotel" is an amazing tale that gets my vote for one of the top ten best short stories ever.

Filthy transcends its genre of erotica and enters the realm of literature. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.