The Front Runner (novel)
First edition front cover | |
| Author | Patricia Nell Warren |
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| Cover artist | Bill Tinker |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | William Morrow & Company, Inc., New York (First edition) |
Publication date | 1974 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 346 |
| ISBN | 0-688-00235-8 |
| Followed by | Harlan's Race (1994) |
The Front Runner is a 1974 novel by Patricia Nell Warren. A love story between a running coach and his star athlete, The Front Runner is noted for being the first contemporary gay novel to achieve mainstream commercial and critical success.