James McCourt (writer)

James McCourt
"The central photo was taken by Laura Rubin a long time ago, and the ones on the far right were taken even longer ago: Jimmy McCourt in Central Park the summer before we met at Yale in '64 and me getting on a boat in Amsterdam in '65." Vincent Virga
Born (1941-07-04) July 4, 1941
Occupation
  • Writer
  • novelist
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale School of Drama
PartnerVincent Virga

James McCourt (born July 4, 1941) is an American writer, known for his "extended fictions" featuring an overlapping, recurring cast of often camp and bizarre characters. His notable works include his debut fiction Mawrdew Czgowchwz (1975), Kaye Wayfaring in "Avenged": Four Stories (1984) and nonfiction Queer Street (2003).

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