Alan Hollinghurst Writer

Alan James Hollinghurst FRSL (born 26 May 1954) is an English novelist, poet, short story writer and translator. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 1989 Somerset Maugham Award, the 1994 James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the 2004 Booker Prize.

Personal facts

Alan Hollinghurst
Birth dateMay 26, 1954
Birth place
England , Stroud , Gloucestershire , Great Britain

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Writer

Career start1975
genre
Poetry
Short story
Novel
notable work
The Stranger's Child
The Folding Star
The Swimming Pool Library
The Line of Beauty
The Spell (novel)

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External resources

  1. http://www.edrants.com/segundo/alan-hollinghurst-bss-422
  2. http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2011/jun/12/observer-profile-alan-hollinghurst
  3. http://www.nybooks.com/authors/10191
  4. http://www.oxonianreview.org/wp/an-interview-with-alan-hollinghurst-draft