Alan Hollinghurst
The Line of Beauty
Picador
The Line of Beauty was dubbed by the media as ‘the first gay novel’ to win the prize. In describing his novel, Alan Hollinghurst said, ‘The first part is a romance, the second one is more farcical and grotesque and the third one is more tragic in nature.’
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Shortlisted authors
Achmat Dangor
Sarah Hall
David Mitchell
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Colm Tóibín
Gerard Woodward
Judges |
