Flamboyance

From the critically acclaimed author of Fire Island: A Queer History, comes an effervescent exploration of the concept of flamboyance that weaves compelling personal memoir and cultural criticism.

This gorgeously written and incisive study of flamboyance, by a rising star among cultural historians, will change the way you see the people and things that simply will not behave

[A] rare book that combines intellectual rigour, deep research and compelling memoir... I loved Flamboyance and will carry it with me for years to come

Jack Parlett has magically crafted an open-hearted portrait of not only queer history but also the very foundations of pop culture. Flamboyance never falters in its generosity

Jack Parlett is a writer, poet and academic. His books include The Poetics of Cruising: Queer Visual Culture from Whitman to Grindr and Fire Island: A Queer History, which was named a New York Times Notable Book and one of the Best Books of the Year in the New Yorker. He completed a PhD on cruising and poetry at Cambridge University, where he now teaches English, and has held fellowships and residencies at Oxford University and Harvard University. His publications as a poet include the pamphlet Same Blue, Different You, and his writing has appeared in the New Yorker, Granta, Boston Review, Poetry London and Document Journal. He lives in East London.