Alan Hollinghurst

  • 10

    Catalog books

  • 3

    Works

  • 1988 to 2015

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Alan Hollinghurst has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 10 catalog-linked books across 1988 to 2015, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list. If you want the easiest first click, start with The Spell and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 2015; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Pan Macmillan and Penguin Random House.

Best Place To Start

The Spell

Penguin Group USA • 2000 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Pan Macmillan and Penguin Random House

Genres and themes: Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want a dependable place to start before opening the full catalog list

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1988 to 2015; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Pan Macmillan and Penguin Random House.

Top Books To Start With

  1. The Spell

    Penguin Group USA • 2000 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 257 pages.

  2. Swimming-Pool Library

    Penguin Random House • 2015 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2015 • 432 pages.

  3. line of beauty

    Bloomsbury • 2004 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2004 • 438 pages.

  4. Untitled Novel1 Alan Hollinghurst

    Pan Macmillan • 2003 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2003.

  5. Folding Star

    Random House Inc • 1995 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1995 • 422 pages.

  6. Spell

    Penguin Random House • 1998 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1998.

  7. Poems

    Chatto and Windus • 1988 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1988.

  8. Strangers Child

    PICADOR • 2012 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2012 • 576 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • The Spell is the easier short commitment, while Swimming-Pool Library asks for more reading time up front.
  • The Spell gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Swimming-Pool Library leans later in the catalog.
  • line of beauty is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from The Spell.

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