Joseph Torchia
Appearance
Joseph Torchia | |
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Occupation | Writer, photographer |
Genre | novel |
Notable works | As if after Sex |
Joseph Torchia (1948 - April 22, 1996) was an American Author and Photographer. In the late 1970s he also worked as a reporter for 'The Palm Beach', 'The Chronicle' and 'The San Francisco Examiner'.
Torchia was born in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1964 (Johnsonburg High School). After his studies at the University of Florida (1968) he spent two years in the Peace Corps (1968 – 1970). After having left journalism, Torchia owned a photography studio during the last 15 years of his life.
Works by Torchia
- The Kryptonite Kid (1979)
- As If After Sex (1983)
- First Communion – a short story (Gay Sunshine Journal, no 47, 1982, p 90-104)