American Honor Killings: Desire And Rage Among Men

Author: David McConnell

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  • : March 2013
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  • : March 2013
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Description

Exploring crimes against gays from 1999 to 2011, David McConnell shows how some think they're cleaning up society. Other killings feel preordained - not a matter of the victim's lifestyle so much as a twisted display of dominance. Society wants to think these stories are simple cases of sexual conflict. They aren't. Together, the cases form a secret American history of rage and desire. McConnell cuts through cliche and politics to turn these cases into enduring literature. In each story, victims, murderers, friends and relatives come breathtakingly alive.

Author description

David McConnell is the author of the acclaimed novel, The Silver Hearted, 2010. His short fiction and journalism have appeared widely in magazines and anthologies, including The Literary Review (UK), Granta and Prospect Magazine (UK). His novel The Firebrat came out in 2003. He's the former co-chair of the Lambda Literary Foundation. McConnell lives in New York City.