Books by Alan Hollinghurst
The Line of Beauty: A Novel
by Alan Hollinghurst
Alan Hollinghurst's biting satire of uppercrust English society during the 1980s offers sexual awakening, social-climbing and political ambition set against the cultural upheaval and unrest of Margaret Thatcher's Britain. A modern classic that remains as vivid and compelling today as it was on first publication.
The Folding Star
by Alan Hollinghurst
It acknowledges the existence of this terrible disease [Aids] but has an incredible enshrinement of physical love in the affair between Edward and Luc
Interviews where books by Alan Hollinghurst were recommended
The Best of Gay Fiction, recommended by Edmund White
The author, critic and creative writing professor Edmund White tells us about the battle to establish gay fiction. He recommends five novels where beautiful writing and gay themes come together.
The Best Historical Novels Set in the 1980s, recommended by Eleanor Anstruther
With its music and fashion and the ever-present threat of nuclear war, the 1980s are ripe for fiction, argues Eleanor Anstruther, author of Fallout, a novel about the decades-long protest against cruise missiles at Greenham Common. She recommends five of her favourites—including two Booker Prize winners—from the excesses of Thatcherite London to a coming of age on the slagheaps of Glasgow.
Booker Prize-Winning Novels
As we know that many of our readers like to work their way through the list of Booker-winners, we’ve compiled an overview the winning titles from the last two decades.
