Struggling to write his first novel, homosexual Nathan Reed begins to question the behavior of his lover, a lanky Texan who may have something to do with the murder of a Marxist teacher. 15,000 first printing.
Befriending a colorful group of individuals who run the college newspaper, seventeen-year-old Nathan Reed pursues his dream of becoming a writer, until he discovers the emotional penalties of growing up and expressing his homosexuality. Reprint.