Quote by: Alan Hollinghurst

On the stairs he was crying so much he hardly saw where he was going - not a mad boo-hoo but wailing sheets of tears, shaken into funny groans by the bump of each step as he hurried down.


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Author Bio


  • NameAlan Hollinghurst
  • DescriptionEnglish novelist, poet, short story writer and translator
  • BornMay 26, 1954
  • CountryEngland
  • ProfessionLinguist; Poet; Novelist; Writer
  • WorksThe Swimming Pool Library; The Folding Star; The Spell; The Line Of Beauty
  • AwardsJames Tait Black Memorial Prize; Lambda Literary Award; Man Booker Prize; Eric Gregory Award