The Gaudy Image

Author(s): William Talsman

Gay & Bi Male Fiction

Originally published in Europe in the 50s to avoid prosecution for obscenity, The Gaudy Image is one of the most important 'lost' gay novels.


Set in New Orleans and featuring a colourful cast of louche but loveable characters, the story follows Titania aka Thomas Schwartz through the backstreets, bars and club of the French Quarter in search of the perfect lover the Gaudy Image. 


A beautifully written story that is both elegant and caustically humorous, erotic and sympathetic.

March 2023


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9781916129238
  • : Muswell Press, The
  • : bloomsbury
  • : 30 November 2022
  • : {"length"=>["7.75"], "width"=>["5"], "units"=>["Inches"]}
  • : 01 December 2022
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : 252
  • : 813.54
  • : 2108
  • : Paperback
  • : William Talsman