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Monday 13th February

Pioneering Gay Writer Harris Dies

Posted at 5:44PM Sunday 26 Jul 2009

Bestselling US writer E Lynn Harris, a pioneer of black gay fiction, has died at the age of 54.

A former computer executive, Harris turned to writing and published his own first book before signing a deal.

Many of his novels, 10 of which made it on to the New York Times best-sellers list, dealt with the experiences of the gay African American man.

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