Paradise
Abdulrazak Gurnah
Paradise by Abdulrazak Gurnah is an acclaimed literary masterpiece celebrating major critical honors and timeless storytelling.
Read Time: ~7 hr
The Folding Star
by Alan Hollinghurst (1994)
About this book
**From Amazon.com:** Alan Hollinghurst's hypnotic and exquisitely written novel tells the story of Edward Manners, a disaffected 33-year-old who leaves England to earn his living as a language tutor in a Flemish city. Almost immediately he falls in love with one of his pupils, but can only console himself with other, illicit affairs. With this novel, Hollinghurst exposes us fearlessly to the consequences of unfulfillable, annihilating desire.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraLate 20th Century
Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters
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