Two young men are attracted to a new man david sparsholt observed and encouraged by a fellow student, freddie green. The book has been awarded with man booker prize 2004. Alan hollinghurst is among britains most highlyrated literary novelists, whose bestknown book the line of beauty 2004, winner of that years man booker prize, is a tourdeforce envisioning of the thatcher years as an era of doomed romance. The sparsholt affair by alan hollinghurst begins in the 1940s at oxford university. Winner of the 2004 man booker prize and a finalist for the lambda literary award and the nbcc award. His first novel, the swimmingpool library 1988, gives a vivid account of gay life in london during the early 1980s. Alan hollinghurst is the author of five novels, the swimmingpool library, the folding star, the spell, the line of beauty and the strangers child.
Interview with alan hollinghurst alan hollinghursts. An author with an extraordinary talent for fusing past lives and experiences with contemporary concerns, allan hollinghurst is widely regarded as one of britains finest living writers. Alan hollinghurst answered your questions on ecstasy, love affairs. Aug 31, 2009 discover book depositorys huge selection of alan hollinghurst books online. Oct 04, 2017 join man booker prizewinning author alan hollinghurst for a discussion of his longawaited sixth novel, the sparsholt affair touching on themes such as sexuality, art and family secrets, the novel spans several generations and key periods of uncertainty and change in british society, from second world warera oxford to the swinging 1960s, to the 1970s power cuts and contemporary london. Called the first piece of gay fiction ever to win the honor, the story was also a sprawling and haunting elegy to the 1980s, wrote entertainment weekly critic jennifer reese.
Hollinghurst came to acclaim with his groundbreaking debut novel, the swimming pool library, in 1988, and went on to. Line beauty alan hollinghurst pdf b52fc9483 after the date. In 1983 london, will, a privileged, gay, sexually irresistible 25yearold, saves the life of an elderly aristocrat who has a heartattack in a public lavatory. In 1983 london, will, a privileged, gay, sexually irresistible 25yearold, saves.
Like the swimming pool library 1988 and the folding star 1994, hollinghurst s third attempts an ambitious exploration of gay male experiences and relationships. Daphne sawle, a key figure in the book, whom we follow from a poetically. His most recent book, the strangers child, has been warmly received by readers and critics alike. He went on to lecture in english at magdalen in the late 1970s, followed by somerville college and corpus christi college. Alan hollinghurst has made his name as one of the leading authors of gay fiction in the uk. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Letterboxers companion 2nd exploring mysteries pdf a4cdd3262. The title of the book refers to the line of beauty the double s of the ogee shape, a shape which swings both ways. Join man booker prizewinning author alan hollinghurst for a discussion of his longawaited sixth novel, the sparsholt affair touching on themes such as sexuality, art and family secrets, the novel spans several generations and key periods of uncertainty and change in british society, from second world warera oxford to the swinging 1960s, to the 1970s power cuts and contemporary london. Alan hollinghurst reads chapter one of the strangers. Alan hollinghursts novels trace the social history of homosexuality in elegant prose. Alan hollinghurst top ten books hollinghurst came to acclaim with his groundbreaking debut novel, the swimming pool library, in 1988, and went on to win the 2004 man booker prize for the line of beauty, a novel that nailed the crosscurrents of.
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Jul 05, 2011 alan hollinghurst reads chapter one of the strangers child. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 438 pages and is available in paperback format. He is a writer, known for the line of beauty 2006, university challenge 1962 and queer as art 2017. The swimmingpool library by alan hollinghurst books on. Its a milieu he turns to his advantage in his fiction, where the middleclass female world is observed with a tone that cyril connolly described as demure malice. The swimmingpool library is a 1988 novel by alan hollinghurst plot introduction. At 400plus pages sprinkled with references to henry james, his fourth outing aspires to the status of an epic about sex, politics, money, and high society. The line of beauty is alan hollinghurst s man booker prizewinning masterpiece. The swimmingpool library by alan hollinghurst and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The dense beauty of his prose emerges in languorous and knowing cadences, allowing ironies to accrete. Alan hollinghurst audio books, best sellers, author bio.
Alan hollinghurst is an english novelist, and winner of the 2004 booker prize for the line of beauty. He was born in may 1954 in stroud, gloucestershire and studied at magdalen college, oxford. Each of four principal characters muddles along in london and environs professionally, socially, and romantically, in the grip of his own distinctive obsession or spell. Winner of the man booker prize, alan hollinghursts the line of beauty is a classic novel about class, politics and sexuality in margaret thatchers 1980s britain. The academic literature on hollinghurst consists of a monograph published by palgrave in 2014 allan johnsons similarly titled alan hollinghurst and the vitality of influence, scattered. Alan hollinghurst books list of books by author alan. Kop the swimmingpool library av alan hollinghurst pa. There are more than 1 million books that have been enjoyed by people from all over the world.
Alan hollinghurst biography life, story, history, mother. Bbc news entertainment hollinghursts rise to booker glory. Between 1982 and 1995 he was on the staff of the times literary supplement. Alan hollinghursts hypnotic and exquisitely written novel tells the story of edward manners, a disaffected 33yearold who leaves england to earn his living as a language tutor in a flemish city. Download audiobooks narrated by alan hollinghurst to your device. Its a milieu he turns to his advantage in his fiction, where the middleclass female world is observed with a. His latest, the line of beauty, last years booker prizewinner, starts on a hot summer day and ends with its protagonist and london bathed in the light of the moment. This chance meeting ultimately requires will to reevaluate his sense of the past and his familys. Top ten books alan hollinghurst top ten books hollinghurst came to acclaim with his groundbreaking debut novel, the swimming pool library, in 1988, and went on to win the 2004 man booker prize for the line of beauty, a novel that nailed the crosscurrents of greed, envy, privilege, and sexual desire in 1980s britain. William hogarth, in his 1753 book the analysis of beauty, describes how beauty itself is embodied in the shape, which protagonist nick guest uses to describe wanis body. It was all so new, the novelist alan hollinghurst once wrote, the pleasure flecked with its opposite, with little hurts and contradictions that came to seem as much a part of love as the clear gaze of acceptance. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible.
What effect does time have on the story of a persons life. Discover book depositorys huge selection of alan hollinghurst books online. Jun 17, 2011 o ne line from alan hollinghurst s new book, the strangers child, is lodged in my head as i arrive at his hampstead flat. The writer, who won the booker prize in 2004 with the line of beauty, said that. Alan hollinghursts first novel, the swimmingpool library, begins on the central line and ends in the subterranean showers of an underground swimming pool. An evening with alan hollinghurst university of leicester. The 1995 booker prize finalist finally back in print. Buy the spell by alan hollinghurst online at alibris. An interview with alan hollinghurst scarlett baron born in 1954, alan hollinghurst read english at magdalen college, oxford, and stayed on to write a masters thesis on the novels of e. Alan hollinghursts new novel is almost as hard to pin down as it is to put down. The character of this man and his companions is brilliantly drawn so that we know and are avid to find out how those friendships develop. The gay novel has had its day, according to alan hollinghurst, this generations greatest exponent of it. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 1989. Born in 1954, alan hollinghurst read english at magdalen college, oxford, and stayed on to write a masters thesis on the novels of e.
He was born on 26 may 1954 in stroud, gloucestershire, the only child of james kenneth holinghurst a bank manager and his wife lilian. Free download or read online the line of beauty pdf epub book. Beauty by alan hollinghurst across multiple fileformats including epub, doc, and pdf. Alan hollinghurst is the author of the novels the strangers child, the swimmingpool library, the folding star, the spell, and the line of beauty, which won the man booker prize and was a finalist for the national book critics circle award. Alan hollinghurst was born in stroud in gloucestershire, england in 1954 and was educated at magdalen college, oxford. The sparsholt affair by alan hollinghurst the work of a.
Geoff dyer guardian i was glad george saunders won the man booker and for next years prize its hard to look beyond alan hollinghursts masterful the sparsholt affair, which i found. He tells razia iqbal why he wouldnt write a book without gay characters and reflects on the death of. British novelist alan hollinghurst won the prestigious man booker prize for fiction in 2004 for his fourth novel, the line of beauty. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the swimmingpool library. He is the author of the novels the swimmingpool library, the folding star, the spell and the line of beauty which won the 2004 man booker prize, and was adapted for bbc2 by andrew davies. Geoff dyer alan hollinghursts the sparsholt affair is startling, radical, embedded in tradition but entirely new in final effect the novel that other novelists were all talking about this year. Cornered in the groucho club in londons soho yesterday, sleepless, exhausted, utterly bookered, he looks as if he is going to collapse. The sparsholt affair is a sweeping and intimate masterpiece, full of sensual pleasures and observational wisdom. Get ebooks the swimming pool on pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi and audiobook for free. The line of beauty by alan hollinghurst overdrive rakuten. Hollinghursts rise to booker glory alan hollinghurst studied at oxford university.
He has received the somerset maugham award, the james tait black memorial prize for fiction and the 2004 man. In a video interview, alan hollinghurst considers this question, which served as a seed for his novel, the strangers child, and discusses his deliberate and slow writing process. Oct 05, 2017 the sparsholt affair is a sweeping and intimate masterpiece, full of sensual pleasures and observational wisdom. Alan hollinghurst book attacked as pornographic after radio broadcasts a short excerpt from it published. From alan hollinghurst, the acclaimed author of the. The swimming pool library, the folding star, the spell, the line of. He went to canford school in dorset he read english at magdalen college, oxford graduating in 1975. While at oxford he shared a house with andrew motion, and was awarded the. Pdf the line of beauty book by alan hollinghurst free. It is a novel that defines a decade, exploring with peerless style a young mans collision with his own desires, and with a world he can never truly belong to. Alan hollinghurst was born on may 26, 1954 in stroud, gloucestershire, england as alan james hollinghurst. Nobody big except me is the dream world of holden caulfield and his first person story is down to the basic, drab english of the precollegiate.
Oct 01, 2004 a violent surfacing of adolescence which has little in common with tarkingtons earlier, broadly comic, seventeen has a compulsive impact. The strangers child alan hollinghurst download free ebook. Alan hollinghurst s hypnotic and exquisitely written novel tells the story of edward manners, a disaffected 33yearold who leaves england to earn his living as a language tutor in a flemish city. Browse alan hollinghursts bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. See all books authored by alan hollinghurst, including the line of beauty, and the swimmingpool library, and more on thriftbooks. Alan hollinghurst reads chapter one of the strangers child. Alan hollinghurst is the author of four previous novels, the swimmingpool library, the folding star, the spell and the line of beauty. Oct 21, 2014 alan hollinghursts novels trace the social history of homosexuality in elegant prose. Author alan hollinghurst sat down at esquire townhouse to talk with editorinchief alex bilmes about the 10 books that shaped his life. The swimmingpool library is a 1988 novel by alan hollinghurst. Sep 25, 2017 the sparsholt affair by alan hollinghurst is published by picador.
From alan hollinghurst, the acclaimed author of the sparsholt affair, the. In contrast, other characters describe lines of cocaine as beautiful. The first edition of the novel was published in 2004, and was written by alan hollinghurst. The sparsholt affair by alan hollinghurst march magazines. His father was a architect and hollinghurst planned to follow in his fathers footsteps. Alan hollinghurst on the books that have shaped his life. He has received the somerset maugham award, the james tait black memorial prize for fiction and the 2004 man booker prize. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Oct 19, 2004 alan hollinghurst has made his name as one of the leading authors of gay fiction in the uk. Like the swimming pool library 1988 and the folding star 1994, hollinghursts third attempts an ambitious exploration of gay male experiences and relationships. Though hes best known for his elegant descriptions of gay male life and pitchperfect prose, hollinghurst is most striking here for his successful, often damning, observations. He read english at magdalen college, oxford graduating in 1975. The man booker prizewinning author revealed the secrets behind works such as the line of beauty and new novel the sparsholt affair, while. Alan hollinghurst in a new york times interview from 2011 goes one step.
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