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Blackbird by Larry Duplechan6/1/2023 ![]() He has also been identified as one of the first important gay writers to have come of age after the Stonewall riots, and whose writing thus lacked the internalized homophobia that often characterized the work of the previous generation of gay writers. Blackbird, a prequel novel focusing on Rousseau's childhood, was published the following year and more strongly established Duplechan's reputation as an important writer of gay African-American fiction. ![]() The novel introduced Johnnie Ray Rousseau, the lead character in nearly all of his subsequent novels. WritingÄuplechan published his first novel, Eight Days a Week, in 1985. ![]() ![]() After graduation, he initially pursued a career in music, both as a solo singer and as a member of a jazz vocal group, but gave it up after the time demands of pursuing music while also holding down a full-time day job began to threaten his relationship with his partner Greg Harvey. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied English and participated in the university's men's choir. Duplechan was born on Decemin Los Angeles, California. ![]()
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