The Assistance of Vice

Fiction & Literature, LGBT, Lesbian
Cover of the book The Assistance of Vice by Roberta Degnore, Querelle Press
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Author: Roberta Degnore ISBN: 9780996710367
Publisher: Querelle Press Publication: January 11, 2017
Imprint: Querelle Press Language: English
Author: Roberta Degnore
ISBN: 9780996710367
Publisher: Querelle Press
Publication: January 11, 2017
Imprint: Querelle Press
Language: English

The Assistance of Vice tells the story of a New York City woman living on the edge. It’s 1983 and "She" is faced with a dilemma. Choosing from too many women should be easy, and so should making it in the downtown art scene as a talented photographer. But nothing's easy when you don't trust your talents. Degnore propels the reader from shock to reflection in this work of erotic philosophy.  It is sometimes jagged, sometimes gentle, but always honest.
 
"This classic underground lesbian sex novel from the 1980s is finally reissued! A day-to-day recounting of emotional and sexual risks in the Downtown dyke scene, surrounded by the explosion of AIDS and the implosion of the maverick art world. Degnore was there and knows of what she speaks. A record of a disappeared world with no rules but desire."—Sarah Schulman, author, The Cosmopolitans
 
“I frequently look for more work by Roberta Degnore, and still hope that she will give us another taste. The Assistance of Vice is tongue firmly in cheek, punchy, irreverent, and speedy as hell. It might be tough on the streets, but style and art and attention, the real politik of lesbian life, means that there is no false or preachy note. Great book, wonderful entertainment, and a role model? Hmmm. . . I wonder if I dare? C'mon. . . more.”—Barbara Burford, author, The Threshing Floor

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The Assistance of Vice tells the story of a New York City woman living on the edge. It’s 1983 and "She" is faced with a dilemma. Choosing from too many women should be easy, and so should making it in the downtown art scene as a talented photographer. But nothing's easy when you don't trust your talents. Degnore propels the reader from shock to reflection in this work of erotic philosophy.  It is sometimes jagged, sometimes gentle, but always honest.
 
"This classic underground lesbian sex novel from the 1980s is finally reissued! A day-to-day recounting of emotional and sexual risks in the Downtown dyke scene, surrounded by the explosion of AIDS and the implosion of the maverick art world. Degnore was there and knows of what she speaks. A record of a disappeared world with no rules but desire."—Sarah Schulman, author, The Cosmopolitans
 
“I frequently look for more work by Roberta Degnore, and still hope that she will give us another taste. The Assistance of Vice is tongue firmly in cheek, punchy, irreverent, and speedy as hell. It might be tough on the streets, but style and art and attention, the real politik of lesbian life, means that there is no false or preachy note. Great book, wonderful entertainment, and a role model? Hmmm. . . I wonder if I dare? C'mon. . . more.”—Barbara Burford, author, The Threshing Floor

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