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Fiction
Walker, Alice
In her explorations of the damage done to the individual self by racism and sexism, Alice Walker views lesbianism as natural and freeing, an aid to self-knowledge and self-love.
Walpole, Horace
Throughout his life, Horace Walpole was devoted to other men, and his exploration of dysfunctional families in The Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother probably stems from his own experience with a destructive father.
War Literature
From ancient times, homoerotic writing has been a notable part of the literature of war.
Warner, Sylvia Townsend
The poet, novelist, and short story writer Sylvia Townsend Warner is an important lesbian voice of the earlier twentieth century.
Warren, Patricia Nell
Patricia Nell Warren is the author of three successful novels about American gay culture that exemplify post-Stonewall, pre-AIDS, popular adult mainstream fiction.
Waters, Sarah
Sarah Waters is the author of three lesbian novels as well as articles on lesbian and gay literature.
Waugh, Evelyn
Evelyn Waugh, who had homosexual affairs while at Oxford but later led a heterosexual life, treated homosexuals both nostalgically and contemptuously in his novels.
Weirauch, Anna Elisabet
Anna Elisabet Weirauch is best remembered for her three-volume lesbian novel Der Skorpion (The Scorpion) set during the Weimar Republic.
Welch, Denton
Largely autobiographical, the novels of Denton Welch are suffused with homosexuality.
The Western
A distinctive American narrative genre that has developed over more than two centuries, the Western is now consumed worldwide; characteristically depicting homosocial relationships, it is also frequently suffused with homoeroticism.
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