Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Author
|
| gptkbp:artMovement |
Modernism
Postmodernism |
| gptkbp:associatedAct |
gptkb:The_Gay_Liberation_Movement
The Stonewall Riots The AIDS crisis advocacy |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Lambda_Literary_Award
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
March 10, 1931
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:El_Paso,_Texas,_USA
|
| gptkbp:children |
1
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
Still Alive
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
|
| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"I write to understand myself."
"I am a writer who happens to be gay." "Literature is a way of knowing the world." "Sexuality is a part of the human experience." "The only way to deal with the past is to face it." |
| gptkbp:firstPublished |
City of Night (1963)
The_Sexual_Outlaw_(1977) |
| gptkbp:genre |
Fiction
LGBT literature |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
John Rechy
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
Queer theory
LGBTQ+ literature Contemporary LGBT writers |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:James_Baldwin
gptkb:William_Faulkner gptkb:Henry_Miller |
| gptkbp:involvedIn |
Cultural events
Literary criticism Literary festivals Writing workshops Cultural criticism Mentoring young writers University lectures Activism for LGBTQ+ rights Public speaking on LGBTQ+ issues |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Exploring themes of sexuality and identity
|
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:Spanish
English |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
Mexican-American |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
City of Night
The Coming of the Night The Sexual Outlaw |
| gptkbp:occupation |
Novelist
Playwright |
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Rafael
|
| gptkbp:website |
http://www.johnrechy.com
|