Author interview: ‘Gay life and history keeps on developing and changing’

The world of LGBTQ+ fiction is a completely different proposition now, and is flourishing thanks in no small part to writers such as Alan Hollinghurst
Author interview: ‘Gay life and history keeps on developing and changing’

Alan Hollinghurst’s debut novel ‘The Swimming Pool Library’, published in 1988, was described as ‘the best book on gay life yet written by an English author’. The reviews for his latest offering, ‘Our Evenings’, have been just as glowing. Picture: Lucy North/ PA

Fri, 04 Jul, 2025 - 15:00
Marjorie Brennan

  • Our Evenings
  • Alan Hollinghurst
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