Tricks is a book of first encounters: twenty-five hook-ups from 1978, from spring through fall. unfortunately, despite the sweetness, it all becomes pretty monotonous after a while. his portraits of his various activities, and often the mornings after, are interesting introductions to how folks can connect briefly, understand each other, move on, and experience no troubling after-effects. not to be an essentialist, but urban gay men often have a nonchalant attitude to one night stands, often devoid of moralism or guilt.and Renaud Camus takes that attitude right on up to the next level. his portraits of his various activities, and often the mornings after, are interesting introductions to how folks can connect briefly, understand each other, move on, and experience no troubling after-effects 25 affairs, connections, one night stands, encounters.whatever you want to call them.
It is the first book to chart this one aspect of contemporary gay life directly and objectively without the distortions of sentimentality, sensationalism, or fantasy.moreĢ5 affairs, connections, one night stands, encounters.whatever you want to call them. Tricks is new, unique, important-an original experiment in the depiction of sexuality. Camus does not justify, plead or interpret he simply tells all - from the first interested glances and small talk to the details of physical intimacy and final partings. These 25 fictional tricks-relations which take place only once: more than cruising, less than love-are played out against the backdrop of bars in Paris and Milan and bedrooms from NYC to San Francisco.Ĭamus captures the immediacy of sexual experiences with French farm boys and businessmen, New York "cowboys," California intellectuals, leather boys, and amyl-sniffing queens in narratives filled with wit and affection.
Camus captures the immediacy of sexual experiences with French farm boys and businessmen, New York "cowboys," Cali A graphic tale of a young gay Frenchman's brief encounters. These 25 fictional tricks-relations which take place only once: more than cruising, less than love-are played out against the backdrop of bars in Paris and Milan and bedrooms from NYC to San Francisco. A graphic tale of a young gay Frenchman's brief encounters.