Paul Binding Books

Paul Binding is a novelist, critic, and cultural historian whose works delve into the intricacies of human psychology and societal themes. Having spent his early childhood in Germany before being educated in England, his academic background at Oxford provided a strong foundation for his literary pursuits. Binding has lectured internationally and held editorial positions, shaping his nuanced understanding of literature. His writing is characterized by a deep exploration of identity and the complexities of human connection.

Virago Modern Classics: No Fond Return of Love

Virago Modern Classics: No Fond Return of Love
288 pages
11 hours of reading
Dulcie Mainwearing is always helping others, but never looks out for herself - especially in the realm of love. Her friend Viola is besotted by the alluring Dr Aylwin Forbes, so surely it isn't prying if Dulcie helps things along? Aylwin, however, is smitten by Dulcie's pretty young niece. And perhaps Dulcie herself, however ridiculous it may be, is falling, just a little, for Aylwin. Once life's little humiliations are played out, maybe love will be returned, and fondly, after all.
3.9
Confessions of a Mask
176 pages
7 hours of reading
This autobiographical novel, is the haunting story of a Japanese boy's development towards a homosexual identity during and after the Second World War. Charting his progress from an isolated childhood through adolescence to manhood, it details his inner life and preoccupation with death
3.7

Virago Modern Classics: No Fond Return of Love

Confessions of a Mask