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Alan james hollinghurst frsl born 26 may 1954 is an english novelist, poet, short story writer and translator. The gay hero, nick guest, is on his way to a blind date. Alan hollinghurst is an english novelist, and winner of the 2004 booker prize for the line of beauty. The line of beauty is a 2004 booker prizewinning novel by alan hollinghurst.
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Alan hollinghurst explores the effects of a scandal over time and generations. Hes an outsidergay, living with the wealthy family of an oxford mate whose father, gerald, is a tory mpand often doesnt engage with the world around him so much as observe it. Oct 09, 2015 the next installment in the series comes from alan hollinghurst, the british writer who won the man booker prize for the line of beauty in 2004. Alan hollinghurst is one of the british novels most admired stylists. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The line of beauty is divided into three parts that take place over the course of three years in the life of nick guest, a gay college student living through the aids crisis of the 1980s.
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Dec 16, 2015 alan hollinghurst won the man booker prize in 2004 for the line of beauty. In view of past discussions on the forum, dare i mention that comparisons have been made between henry james and alan hollinghurst. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 432 pages and is available in paperback format. Alan hollinghurst is the author of five novels, the swimmingpool library, the folding star, the spell, the line of beauty and the strangers child. Nick was enthralled with henry james, but the real line of beauty is more enthralling than its fictional dissection. Richly textured, emotionally charged, disarmingly funny, it is a major work by one of the finest writers in the english language. He read english at magdalen college, oxford graduating in 1975.
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