Set in the early 1980s, Robert Gluck?s first novel, Jack the Modernist, has become a classic of postmodern gay fiction. Bob is excited and lonely. He meets and pursues the elusive Jack, a director who is able to transform others without altering himself. Bob goes to the baths, gossips on the phone, goes to a bar, thinks about werewolves, has an orgasm, and discovers a number of truths about Jack A paean to love and obsession, Gluck?s novel explores the everyday in a language that is both intimate and lush.
- ISBN10 1852423331
- ISBN13 9781852423339
- Publish Date 15 January 1996 (first published 18 September 1986)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 17 July 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Serpent's Tail
- Edition Main
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 196
- Language English