City of night rechy6/2/2023 in English from Texas Western College (now University of Texas at El Paso), where he served as editor of the college newspaper. Both of Rechy's parents were natives of Mexico his father was of Scottish lineage. He was the youngest of five children born to Guadalupe (née Flores) and Roberto Sixto Rechy. Rechy was born Juan Francisco Flores Rechy March 10, 1931, in El Paso, Texas. Through the 1970's and 1980's he dealt with personal drug use, as well as the AIDS crisis, which killed many of his friends. He worked as a prostitute into his forties while also teaching at UCLA. But, even after the success of his first novel, he still worked as a prostitute, teaching during the day, and hustling at night. Drawing on his own background, he has contributed to Mexican-American literature, notably with his novel The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez, which has been taught in several Chicano studies courses throughout the United States. City of Night, his debut novel published in 1963, was a best seller. His novels, are written extensively about gay culture in Los Angeles and wider America, among other subject matter. John Francisco Rechy (born March 10, 1931) is a Mexican-American novelist and essayist.
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