num_pages: 200
description: Klein's debut fiction collection brims with images of boys and men who just don't fit in. They have acne; they are drag queens; they have club feet; they are social misfits; some even have AIDS. His variety of protagonists sheds new light on the role of the outsider in a society obssessed with beauty and sex.
language: English
title: The Medicine Burns: And Other Stories
titlecomplete: The Medicine Burns: And Other Stories (High Risk Books)
genres: Fiction, Short Stories
ratings_count: 35
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Small Press Book Award
publisher: Serpent's Tail