← John RechyCity of Nightby John RechyMale hustler travels through America's underworld exploring sexuality, loneliness, and survivalFind on Amazon↗About the authorJohn RechyJohn Rechy's City of Night was a groundbreaking novel of male hustling and gay underground culture that brought an unacknowledged subculture into American fiction with poetic force. He is a foundational figure of gay American literature.More by John RechyNumbers→This Day's Death→The VampiresDark psychological novel exploring exploitation and predatory desire in urban settings→Bodies and SoulsCollection of interconnected stories examining desire, mortality, and the human condition→