The Greatest Books of All Time on Homosexuality

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
213 The Counterfeiters André Gide 1925 French French
901 Last Exit to Brooklyn Hubert Selby 1964 American English
929 Our Lady of the Flowers Jean Genet 1943 French French
1056 Maurice E. M. Forster 1971 British English
1067 A Boy's Own Story Edmund White 1982 American English
1095 The Swimming-Pool Library Alan Hollinghurst 1988 British English
1461 Oranges are not the only Fruit Jeanette Winterson 1985 British English
1610 The Hours Michael Cunningham 1998 American English
1829 To The Friend Who Did Not Save My Life Hervé Guibert 1990 French French
2116 Querelle of Brest Jean Genet 1947 French French
2701 Close Range Annie Proulx 1999 American English
2710 Alan Turing Andrew Hodges 1983 British English
3279 Before Night Falls Reinaldo Arenas 1992 Cuban Spanish
3320 Our Lady of the Assassins Fernando Vallejo 1994 Colombian Spanish
3586 A Single Man Christopher Isherwood 1964 British English
3638 Die Homosexualität Des Mannes Und Des Weibes Magnus Hirschfeld 1920 German German
4164 The Naked Civil Servant Quentin Crisp 1968 British English
4440 The Thief's Journal Jean Genet 1949 French French
4624 The Abyss Fernando Vallejo 2001 Colombian Spanish
4889 The Book of Salt Monique Truong 2003 American English
5241 My Father And Myself J. R. Ackerley 1968 British English
5274 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Tennessee Williams 1955 American English
5739 The Young And Evil Charles Henri Ford, Parker Tyler 1933 American English
5742 The Lost Language of Cranes David Leavitt 1986 American English
5777 Special Friendships Roger Peyrefitte 1943 French French
6096 The Heart's Invisible Furies John Boyne 2017 Irish English
6584 Crystal Boys Pai Hsien-yung 1983 Chinese Chinese
6644 Exquisite Corpse Poppy Z. Brite 1996 American English
7096 Try Dennis Cooper 1994 American English
7215 Corydon André Gide 1924 French French
7650 Angels In America Tony Kushner 1991 American English
7897 The Night Watch Sarah Waters 2006 British English
8031 I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth The Trip John Donovan 1969 American English
9714 The Boys In The Band Matt Crowley 1968 American English
9927 Streamers David Rabe 1976 American English
10517 Father Of Frankenstein Christopher Bram 1995 American English
11660 Christianity, Social Tolerance, And Homosexuality John Boswell 1980 American English
11660 Federico Garcia Lorca Ian Gibson 1989 Spanish English
13599 Cronus' Children Yves Navarre 1980 French French
14232 The Eye in the Door Pat Barker 1993 British English
14984 My Brother's Husband Gengoroh Tagame 2014 Japanese Japanese
15680 Blue Heaven Joe Keenan American English
15723 Edward Ii Christopher Marlowe 1594 British English
15748 The Children's Hour Lillian Hellman 1934 American English
17120 Becoming a Man Paul Monette 1992 American English
17120 Hogg Samuel R. Delany 1995 American English
17120 Bent Martin Sherman 1979 British English
17120 Torch Song Trilogy Harvey Fierstein 1982 American English
17120 The Normal Heart Larry Kramer 1985 American English