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Alan Hollinghurst's first novel is a tour de force: a darkly erotic work that centres on the friendship of William Beckwith, a young gay aristocrat who leads a life of privilege and promiscuity, and the elderly Lord Nantwich, who is searching for someone to write his biography.
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The Swimming-pool Library, Alan Hollinghurst
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- Released
- 1998
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Alan Hollinghurst
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN10
- 0099268132
- ISBN13
- 9780099268130
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Erotica, Relationships, LGBTQ+, British Literature, England, Sexuality & Intimacy, Great Britain, Africa, Writing, London, Diaries, Homosexuality
- Original title
- The swimming pool library
- Rating
- 3.5 out of 5
- Description
- Alan Hollinghurst's first novel is a tour de force: a darkly erotic work that centres on the friendship of William Beckwith, a young gay aristocrat who leads a life of privilege and promiscuity, and the elderly Lord Nantwich, who is searching for someone to write his biography.