About “The Swimming-Pool Library”
The Swimming-Pool Library is a novel that centers on the friendship between William Beckwith, a young gay aristocrat living a life of privilege and promiscuity, and the elderly Lord Nantwich, an old Africa hand seeking someone to write his biography and inherit his traditions. The story explores aspects of gay life before the AIDS epidemic, portraying a world marked by intimacy, privilege, and the fading of certain ways of life.
Book details
- Published
- 1988
- Latest edition
- 1988 · ISBN 9781784870317
- ISBN
- 9781784870317
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is The Swimming-Pool Library?
The Swimming-Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst has 432 pages.
