Alan Hollinghurst

The Swimming-Pool Library (Vintage Classics)

(No reviews yet) Write a Review
ISBN 13:
9781784870317
author:
Alan Hollinghurst
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Vintage Classics
language:
English
Publication Year:
2015
Pages:
432
Dimensions:
12.8 x 2.7 x 19.7 cm
Genre:
Gay & Lesbian, Literature, Fiction
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 7 working days
£10.97

Description

The Swimming-pool Library is a novel by Alan Hollinghurst that explores the life of a young, gay man, William Beckwith, and his privileged existence. When Beckwith saves the life of an elderly man, he is offered a job as the biographer of the man's diaries, which reveal a tragedy of twentieth-century gay repression.

As Beckwith delves into the diaries, he uncovers bitter truths about his own life and the repressed history of the gay community. This is a story about the complexities of identity, class, and the struggles of the past.

With its nuanced exploration of the human experience, The Swimming-pool Library is a thought-provoking and deeply moving novel that challenges readers to confront the darker aspects of history and the human condition.

View AllClose

Related Products

Related Products

The Swimming Pool
Add to Cart
Quick view

The Swimming Pool

Louise Candlish

£11.40
One summer can change everything. In the heady swelter of a suburban summer, the Elm Hill lido opens, bringing with it a dazzling social scene led by glamorous Lara Channing. For teacher Natalie...
Swimming Pool Sunday
Add to Cart
Quick view

Swimming Pool Sunday

Wickham, Madeleine

£10.26
A charity pool party on a sweltering Sunday in May seems like the perfect way to bring the community together, but for Louise, it's a day of mixed emotions. Her estranged husband Barnaby is in...