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The Line of Beauty
by Alan Hollinghurst
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Picador, 2004. First edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 9" by 5.5". None. A signed first edition of Hollinghurst's award winning novel with original dust wrapper. First edition, first impression of The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst. Includes the author's signature to the title page. The novel is set in Britain and follows the story of a young gay man Nick Guest, who is a graduate from Oxford in English literature and comes from a middle class background. The Line of Beauty won the 2004 Booker Prize. It was highly praised for its portrayal of life for the privileged during the 1980s and its commentary on the HIV/AIDS crisis, homosexuality and politics.Alan Hollinghurst is an award winning English novelist, poet and short story writer, and an important voice for LGBTQ+ literature.In the original publisher's binding with original unclipped dust wrapper. In original publisher's cloth binding with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. The dust wrapper is slightly worn to the extremities. There is some slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Fine
Synopsis
Alan Hollinghurst is an English novelist and winner of the 2004 Booker Prize for The Line of Beauty. Set in the United Kingdom in the early to mid-1980s, the story encompasses the post-Oxford life of the young gay protagonist, Nick Guest, who searches for beauty in everything around him while being less than perfect himself. The book explores the tensions between Nick's intimate relationship with the Feddens, in whose parties and holidays he participates, and the realities of his sexuality and gay life, which the Feddens accept but do not go to the extent of mentioning. The book considers themes of hypocrisy, homosexuality and wealth while exploring the difference between spiritual and material beauty.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 825W4
- Title
- The Line of Beauty
- Author
- Alan Hollinghurst
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Picador
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2004
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- British fiction First edition Alan Hollinghurst First edition
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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