Boy Culture (novel)

Boy Culture
AuthorMatthew Rettenmund
Cover artistJunie Lee
LanguageEnglish
Published1995 (St. Martin's Press)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages181 pp
ISBN0-312-14553-5
OCLC39845192

Boy Culture is a 1995 novel by Matthew Rettenmund.[1] It centers on a call boy in the city of Chicago, Illinois and his two roommates. The protagonist goes by X throughout the book in order to maintain his anonymity. In 2006, it was adapted into a movie by filmmaker Q. Allan Brocka, starring Patrick Bauchau, Darryl Stephens, Emily Stiles, and newcomer Derek Magyar as "X". Award Nominated writers Craig Hepworth and Adele Stanhope are adapting the novel to the stage, Boy Culture the play will open August 2012 in Manchester, UK and will be produced by Vertigo Theatre Productions.

  1. ^ "BOY CULTURE". Kirkus Reviews. July 1, 1995. Retrieved June 22, 2024.