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He read english at magdalen college, oxford graduating in 1975. Alan hollinghurst biography life, story, history, mother. One of the most critically acclaimed books of 2004, the line of beauty is a sweeping novel about class, sex, and money that brings thatchers london alive. The line of beauty picador 40th anniversary editn ebook. There are few authors who can move a book at such a torturedly slow pace and still manage a success. Gerald, an ambitious new tory mp, his wealthy wife. He has received the somerset maugham award, the james tait black memorial prize for fiction and the 2004 man booker prize. Alan hollinghurst writing styles in the line of beauty. The gay hero, nick guest, is on his way to a blind date.
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The ironwork pattern of interlocking curves is beautiful and the out of focus glimpse of the park is tempting. 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. When alan hollinghursts the line of beauty won the booker prize in october. He is a writer, known for the line of beauty 2006, university challenge 1962 and bairro alto 2009. Winner of the man booker prize, alan hollinghurst s the line of beauty is a classic novel about class, politics and sexuality in margaret thatchers 1980s britain it is the summer of 1983, and young nick guest, an innocent in the matters of politics and money, has moved into an attic room in the notting hill home of the feddens. Pdf the line of beauty book by alan hollinghurst free.
Eamonn mccabe e veryone who has read the line of beauty will recall the party at which the young protagonist, nick guest, dances with mrs thatcher. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Hollinghurst was born in stroud, gloucestershire, the only child of james. Free download or read online the line of beauty pdf epub book. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 438 pages and is available in paperback format. Alan hollinghurst primary author only author division. Nick guest has moved in with the feddens, a family whose patriarch is a conservative member of parliament. In alan hollinghursts latest, a hazy sex scandal looms. 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 hes admired for his elegance of style.
In the previous chapter i examined the problematic notion in monica alis brick lane of becoming british, in the thatcherite sense, through the transformation of nazneens domestic space from councilsupported prison to a space of commercial production. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The main characters of this fiction, lgbt story are. Mar 12, 2018 when alan hollinghurst won the man booker prize in 2004 for his novel the line of beauty, londons daily express went with this scarehead. Nick is a jamesian scholar, obsessed with aesthetic beauty, who is coming of age against the backdrop of thatcherera england.
In this chapter i turn to alan hollinghursts booker prizewinning novel the line of beauty 2004 and will selfs dorian. The line of beauty by alan hollinghurst, paperback barnes. Alan hollinghurst is currently considered a single author. 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. Set in the united kingdom in the early to mid1980s, the story surrounds the postoxford life of the young gay protagonist, nick guest.
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Not too mad, i hope, and nick would say, shes fine, shes fine, shielding his eyes from the dropping august sun, and smiling back at him with reassurance, among other unguessed emotions. Alan hollinghurst writing styles in the line of beauty alan hollinghurst this study guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the line of beauty. I originally planned to read this book in a day or two, but it took me a while longer simply because i was so enthralled and moved by the novels baroque descriptions and its aesthetic focus. The line of beauty is alan hollinghurst s man booker prizewinning masterpiece. Gerald, an ambitious new tory mp, his wealthy wife rachel, and. The cover of the book has an evocative photo of a beautiful ironwork gate with a view through the gate into a park. Dec 16, 2015 alan hollinghurst won the man booker prize in 2004 for the line of beauty. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Jul 29, 2011 join him and alan hollinghurst for a discussion at 7pm on monday 8 august, hall two, kings place, 90 york way, london n1 9ag.
Bestselling british writer alan hollinghurst talks about his booker prizewinning novel, the line of beauty. The line of beauty by alan hollinghurst the 264th greatest. 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. Elena, who was involved in an anxious transfer of household powers to.
Winner of the 2004 man booker prize and a finalist for the lambda literary award and the nbcc award. The first edition of the novel was published in 2004, and was written by alan hollinghurst. 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. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 1989 somerset maugham award, the 1994 james tait black memorial prize and the 2004 booker prize. But wani is something of a dilettante, more interested in cocaine, porn and sex. The line of beauty alan hollinghurst download free ebook. Join him and alan hollinghurst for a discussion at 7pm on monday 8 august, hall two, kings place, 90 york way, london n1 9ag. The line of beauty is the first novel ive read by alan hollinghurst and having just finished it ill make a beeline to read his others.
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Alan hollinghurst is an english novelist, and winner of the 2004 booker prize for the line of beauty. Alan james hollinghurst frsl born 26 may 1954 is an english novelist, poet, short story writer and translator. Instead nick helps start up wanis magazinefilm company ogee named after the line of beauty arch. Alan hollinghurst is one of the british novels most admired stylists. 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. The line of beauty is a 2004 man booker prize winning novel by alan hollinghurst. Click to read more about the line of beauty by alan hollinghurst. Read free book excerpt from the line of beauty by alan hollinghurst, page 1 of 8.
From alan hollinghurst, the acclaimed author of the sparsholt affair, the line of beauty is a sweeping novel about class, sex, and money during four extraordinary years of change and tragedy in the summer of 1983, twentyyearold nick guest moves into an attic. There is a classic definition of the line of beauty depicted by hogarth in his work analyse of beauty, its a sshaped double curve, though for nick, the main protagonist of alan hollinghurst novel, the perfect line of beauty creates delicate curve of lovers back. Sep 06, 2016 i find it so easy to get lost in the elegance and artistry of alan hollinghursts the line of beauty. There are many models of beauty and as old saying goes beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The best english novel of the year so far is alan hollinghurst s the line of beauty colm toibin, the guardian in alan hollinghurst s novel the line of beauty, the great tradition of english public, political narrative, as perfected by trollope, meets the sculpted, poetic and interior narrative as perfected by henry james. Alan hollinghurst is the author of several novels, including the line of beauty, which won the man booker prize and was a finalist for the national book critics circle award. British novelist alan hollinghurst won the prestigious man booker prize for fiction in 2004 for his fourth novel, the line of beauty. From the man booker prizewinning author of the line of beauty. Pdf the line of beauty by alan hollinghurst download pdf. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the line of beauty. Hollinghursts bookerwinning novel about nineteeneighties. Thats very important, the king said, turning to the jury.
The novel is set in britain in three parts, taking place in 1983. The man booker prizewinning authors sixth novel explores changing attitudes. In alan hollinghursts latest, a hazy sex scandal looms over. 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 it is the summer of 1983, and young nick guest, an innocent in the matters of politics and money, has moved into an attic room in the notting hill home of the feddens. 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. Browse alan hollinghursts bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The title of the book refers to the line of beauty the double s of the ogee shape, a shape which swings both ways. Alan hollinghurst on the books that have shaped his life. Eamonn mccabe e veryone who has read the line of beauty will recall the party at which the young protagonist, nick. In the summer of 1983 20yearold graduate nick guest moves into an attic room in the. They would have a beer and toby would say, my sis all right. Oct 01, 2004 britisher hollinghurst the spell, 1998, etc.
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