{"product_id":"the-book-of-rude-and-other-outrages-a-queer-self-portrait-9780978531195","title":"The Book of Rude and Other Outrages: A Queer Self-Portrait","description":"The life of Stephan Sure, born John Gregory Suhor, began serenely and ended violently in New Orleans. He was both participant and voyeur in the city's middle class, upper class, and gay cultures, yet never found a true home in any of them, nor during his years in Florida, the Midwest, or his sporadic hitchhikes to nowhere. Throughout, Sure kept with him three notebooks comprising \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Rude\u003c\/i\u003e short lines ranging from insults and puns to social commentaries and cries for help. Born from these rude witticisms is this collection of poetry and short stories that in total represent the far-ranging experiences of this insightful and complicated man. His father, Charles Suhor, gathered his writings after Sure's death for this unique volume.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4037156\"\u003eStephan Sure\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e NewSouth Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780978531195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0978531191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephan Sure (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e STEPHAN SURE, born John Gregory Suhor, was a writer and poet living in New Orleans before his death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Suhor (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A native of New Orleans, CHARLES SUHOR was a high school English teacher and supervisor in the public schools of the Big Easy. Subsequently, he moved to Urbana, Illinois, where he was Deputy Executive Director of the National Council of Teachers of English, working extensively as an anti-censorship activist. He had a parallel career as a writer and jazz musician, publishing numerous articles and poems and playing drums with Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, Buddy Prima, and others. Among his books are the \u003ci\u003eScholastic Composition Series\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeaching Values in the Literature Classroom: A Debate in Print\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDimensions of Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Rude and Other Outrages\u003c\/i\u003e, and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eJazz in New Orleans: The Postwar Years Through 1970\u003c\/i\u003e. He retired in 1997 to Montgomery, Alabama, where he is a freelance writer, speaker, and percussionist and a member of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44687465742573,"sku":"9780978531195","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_6b5a5ae9-354c-45bb-b93c-2ba4050c98f0.jpg?v=1703662477","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-book-of-rude-and-other-outrages-a-queer-self-portrait-9780978531195","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}