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...into a café” (Algiers, to be precise) sounds more like a weak joke than the convening of kindred spirits. Circumstances don’t help, either–the room is noisy, and I have to lean forward and ask for frequent repetitions to understand Hollinghurst??s Oxonian accent and quiet, rapid delivery.His opinion of my dubious comprehension, as well as his passion for precision and le mot juste, quickly becomes apparent. After describing his writing process as “putting on the veil,” Hollinghurst explains that he does...
...often in the work of his hero, Henry James. The consciously Jamesian touches of both Nick and the novel itself—the hero at once inside and outside a society, the incisive but never-misanthropic critic, the genuine appreciation of beauty, money, and power—all lend Hollinghurst??s plot and characters a sense of historical and cultural depth. Not that there isn’t enough to hold our attention in the plot’s present. The never-ending whirl of parties and holidays, buoyed on a golden wash of champagne over barely concealed...
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