- Taschenbuch: 304 Seiten
- Verlag: Vintage Books; Auflage: New ed. (3. Februar 1998)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0099268132
- ISBN-13: 978-0099268130
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 13 x 1,8 x 19,7 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.6 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (9 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 149.555 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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This novel created quite a stir in Britain and will probably do so herefor it minces no words in providing a realistic glimpse of the gay lifestyle in pre-AIDS London. Yet the approach is much more "literary" than sensational, the author masterfully re-creating a sense of time and place and the social and cultural milieu in which gay men operated. The occasionally graphic descriptions of sex will likely upset some readers, but for most the aura of unselfconscious eroticism will provide a sense of authenticity that only adds to its impact. Still, this is not a nostalgia piece; the author clearly understands that the freedom to satisfy lust often interferes with the ability to find fulfillment and love. Perceptive and well written; belongs in most academic and public libraries. David W. Henderson, Eckered Coll. Lib., St. Petersburg, Fla.
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"'Deserves first prize in every category... superbly written, wildly funny' Daily Telegraph 'The first major novel in Britain to put gay life in its modern place and context... A historic novel and historic debut' - Guardian 'The tautness and energy of Alan Hollinghurst's novel derive from its ambiguous status a it shimmers somewhere between pastoral romance and sulphurous confession, between an affectionate and credible rendering of contemporary mores and lurid melodrama...classic English prose...surely the best book about gay life yet written by an English author' - Edmund White, Sunday Times 'Beautifully welds the standard conventions of fiction to a tale of modern transgressions. It tells of impurities with shimmering elegance, of complexities with a camp-fired wit and of truths with a fiction's solid grace' - New York Times Book Review"
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Englis book stores have those small alcoves that read "Gay and lesbian fiction", which I've always found very funny, say how do you classify In search of lost time: "Gay and straight fiction by gay author"?
But I'm digressing... I found Holinghurst's novel on one such shelf and I devoured it, because I liked everything in it: the language, the settings and the characters. I was especially moved by the elderly Lord N. because his story belongs to a time that is lost: Edwardian homosexuality. I am not gay but I am truly fascinated by this era of (relative) sexual freedom that was born in Cambridge and Oxford at the turn of the century, in the shadow of Oscar Wilde's downfal. Nearly all of the Bloomsbury group were gay at one time or another!
I cannot say I could relate as easily to contemporary, be it early 80s, gay mores but that hardly matters. On top of it, there are very erotic descriptions of the "love that dared not speak its name" (as Proust wd have said) which I found extremely enjoyable.
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A young English gay man from privileged class meets octogenarian privileged English gay man in a cruisy public restroom and later agrees to read older man's diaries and consider writing his biography. The reader sees similarities and differences between the lives of sexually prolific(?) homosexuals whose sexually active years occurred before and after gay sex became legal in England. Lots of titillating descriptions of men's bodies and sassy turns of phrase. The structure of the novel is inspired. Treat yourself!
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It's really a chore to easily categorize this book and the only thing for sure is that its protagonist is a character one would not likely forget easily. There's all the stuff of a easy read- relatively simple language, established plot devices, etc- but the tone itself is high literary and the ending is very unconventional. Most striking about this novel is that you cannot really comprehend how skilled an observer of manners and people the novelist is until you encounter someone in real-life that very much resembles Beckwith. You quickly realize that Hollinghurst has not gone the easy route and created an exxagerated character but has rather beautifully and faithfully rendered into fiction a most remarkable but also distressing social type.
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I'm of two minds about this book. It is unbelievably torrid. However, the plot is transparent,and the characters totally cardboard. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 17. Dezember 1999 veröffentlicht
Masterfull language tells self-effacing tale of man
Beckwith is a self-serving protagonist. The man is self-absorbed and has no pathos ...until the unforgiving conclusion. Beckwith is an inspired creature I must admit. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 10. Juni 1999 veröffentlicht
Unique, hybrid: high tone literature with sizzling erotics
I recently re-read this book. It is a unique amalgam of very serious, high tone fiction and highly graphic, unadulterated scenes involving the kind of sexuality that would not make... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 8. März 1999 veröffentlicht
A near-masterpiece
A masterpiece of "gay" literature and a superb book by any standard, this baroque tale of decadence in fin-de-siecle London, is a good introduction to the work of Alan... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 25. November 1998 von Coco Pazzo
One of the finest novels I've read in the last 10 years.
The 'gayness' of this book, whilst integral to the work (and AH's other novel, the Folding Star), should not mislead readers into thinking this is 'gay' fiction (what a horrible... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 20. Januar 1998 von TDrinkrrr
Homosexuality for all sexual preferences:
Women! Want to get those juices of desire flowing whiledipping into literature more inspiring than romance novels? Try thistitillating book for all sexual preferences! Lesen Sie weiter...
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