Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Edward manners thirty three and disaffected escapes to a flemish city in search of a new life. He will be in conversation with guardian writer and critic alex clark. At 400plus pages sprinkled with references to henry james, his fourth outing aspires to the. Alan hollinghurst is the author of several novels including the swimmingpool library, the folding star, the spell, the line of beauty and the strangers child. Alan james hollinghurst frsl born 26 may 1954 is an english novelist, poet, short story writer and translator. 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. An evening with alan hollinghurst university of leicester. I love montrolls designs, although i find the finish shown in the diagrams a little p.
He has written a collection of poems confidential chats with boys, 1982, edited three novels by ronald firbank 2000, prepared a selection of a. The folding star is the kind of comic masterpiece martin amis might have penned if he were gay and had a bit more generosity of spirit. 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. The novel is the story of a gay english man, edward manners, who, disaffected with. Months back, when i heard that alan hollinghursts new novel was finally being printed and bound, i priced out flights to englandand then i looked up shipping rates on.
The novel is the story of a gay english man, edward manners, who, disaffected with life, moves to a town in flanders where he teaches two students english. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The writing is smooth and flawless, and the everything was beautifully and carefully constructed. Daphne sawle, a key figure in the book, whom we follow from a poetically.
This acclaimed book by alan hollinghurst is available at in several formats for your ereader. Born in 1954, alan hollinghurst read english at magdalen college, oxford, and stayed on to write a masters thesis on the novels of e. The folding star is lit by insight and humour evening standard edward manners thirty three and disaffected escapes to a flemish city in search of a new life. Although edward claims that he falls in love, the reader can clearly see.
Alan hollinghursts hypnotic and exquisitely written novel tells the story. He has received the somerset maugham award, the james tait black memorial prize for fiction and the 2004 man booker prize. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle. Almost immediately he falls in love with one of his pupils, but can on. One, marcel, is plodding and plain while the other, luc, is gifted and, to the protagonist, extremely beautiful.
The swimmingpool library, the folding star, the spell, the line of beauty and the strangers child. If youre an amazon prime member, you can get a free kindle ebook every month through the amazon first reads program. An extraordinary book which takes the reader into a world of obsession and mystery the folding star is lit by insight and humour evening standard. Complete summary of alan hollinghurst s the folding star. Buy the folding star new ed by hollinghurst, alan isbn.
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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the folding star. The folding star shows off all of alan hollinghursts many qualities as novelist. Although the folding star is definitely weaker and less literary than the. 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. The folding star by alan hollinghurst overdrive rakuten. Booker prize novel sparks free speech row in czech republic. Alan hollinghurst edward manners leaves england to work as a language tutor in a flemish city, where he falls in love with one of his students, and, instead of acting on his feelings, begins a series of disastrous.
Despite the fact that this book is about a controversial topic, homosexuality, i believe that it should be judged by its quality, which is outstanding. 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 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. O ne line from alan hollinghursts new book, the strangers child, is lodged in my head as i arrive at his hampstead flat. 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 folding star is a 1994 novel by alan hollinghurst plot summary. The folding star alan hollinghurst on free shipping on qualifying offers. Alan hollinghurst books list of books by author alan. Robin woodfield, an architect in his late forties trying to build an idyllic life in dorset with his young lover, justin, a wouldbe actor increasingly disenchanted with the countryside.
The folding star is lit by insight and humour evening standard edward. Jun 30, 2011 months back, when i heard that alan hollinghursts new novel was finally being printed and bound, i priced out flights to englandand then i looked up shipping rates on. See all books authored by alan hollinghurst, including the line of beauty, and the swimmingpool library, and more on thriftbooks. The folding star was, in my opinion, one of the best books i have ever read. The folding star is lit by insight and humour evening standard. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Mar 18, 2019 the folding star alan hollinghurst on free shipping on qualifying offers. The folding star is a 1994 novel by alan hollinghurst. Oct 01, 2004 britisher hollinghurst the spell, 1998, etc. Alan hollinghursts 1994 novel the folding star tells the story of a gay man who. The characters are flawed, and yet engaging, and he genuinely can write sex scenes that dont make your toes squirm. The folding star shows off all of alan hollinghurst s many qualities as novelist.
The prose is brilliant, hypnotic and so crisply and beautifullyconstructed. Mar 24, 2020 the folding star alan hollinghurst on free shipping on qualifying offers. He is the author of one of the most highly praised first novels to appear in the 1980s. Robins attractive and dangerously volatile twentytwoyearold son danny. The folding star king county library system overdrive. Alan hollinghurst book attacked as pornographic after radio broadcasts a short excerpt from it published. Mar 24, 2020 alan hollinghurst the folding star pdf. Almost at once he falls in love with seventeenyearold luc, and is introduced to the twilight world of the 1890s belgian painter edgard orst. September 24, 2010 creators alan hollinghurst author.
Hollinghurst was born in stroud, gloucestershire, the only child of james. The dense beauty of his prose emerges in languorous and knowing cadences, allowing ironies to accrete. Get free the folding star alan hollinghurst the folding star alan hollinghurst the folding star alan hollinghurst the folding star. Oct 04, 2017 hollinghurst is the author of five novels. Jul 24, 2015 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Complete summary of alan hollinghursts the folding star. Sensibility overwhelms narrative in this story of homoerotic obsession, a second novel from the british hollinghurst the swimmingpool library, 1988. 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. Alan hollinghurst author alan hollinghurst was born in 1954. The spell isbn 9780140286373 pdf epub alan hollinghurst. Alan hollinghurst on the books that have shaped his life. An extraordinary book which takes the reader into a world of obsession and mystery.