num_pages: 352
description: Contains top-selected literary works inspired by or reflecting the AIDS epidemic, in an anthology that includes Andrew Holleran's depiction of a group of New Yorkers whose lives are irrevocably changed by the disease, Ann Beattie's tale of a woman who tries to find a role for herself among gay friends in crisis, and Thomas Glave's story about an African-American community's response to a friend's death. Original.
language: English
title: Vital Signs: Essential AIDS Fiction
titlecomplete: Vital Signs: Essential AIDS Fiction
genres: Fiction, Queer
ratings_count: 26
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Anthology
publisher: Da Capo Press