The Swimming-Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst
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Young, gay, William Beckwith spends his time, and his trust fund, idly cruising London for erotic encounters. When he saves the life of an elderly man in a public convenience an unlikely job opportunity presents itself - the man, Lord Nantwich, is seeking a biographer. Will agrees to take a look at Nantwich’s diaries. But in the story he unravels, a tragedy of twentieth-century gay repression, lurk bitter truths about Will’s own privileged existence.
'The first major novel in Britain to put gay life in its modern place and context... A historic novel and historic début.' - Guardian
Details
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Published: 02/07/2015
ISBN: 9781784870317
Pages: 432
Dimensions: 198mm x 27mm x 129mm
Weight: 298g
Type: Paperback