Books like The Mad Man by Samuel R. Delany
John Marr, a graduate student, undertakes a thesis on the brilliant yet short‑lived philosopher Timothy Hasler. While academic circles dismiss evidence of Hasler’s personal life as too scandalous, Marr himself becomes entangled in shocking, depraved relationships with homeless men in his neighborhood. As he delves deeper into Hasler’s mysterious past, Marr confronts the chilling connection between the philosopher’s death and his own identity as a gay man during the AIDS crisis. The investigation forces Marr to confront his own moral limits, culminating in a violent collision of his life with that of Hasler’s legacy.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: LGBTQ+ Fiction/Gay Fiction
Authors: Samuel R. Delany
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