The Long Shadow of the Lady
The Long Shadow of the Lady
Author(s): Reghina Dascăl Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Summary/Abstract: Beyond “pretty” and “gay” In October 2004 Alan Hollinghurst - who had already been short-listed for the Booker Prize - won that much coveted literary award. Most of the media coverage of the prize focused on the book's gay theme, noting that it is the first winner with such a subject in the Man Booker's 36-year history. Chris Smith, Britain's former Minister of Culture, and the first openly gay cabinet minister, said of the panel's decision: “It resulted in a winning novel that is exciting, brilliantly written and gets under the skin of the Thatcherite Eighties (...) The search for love, sex and beauty is rarely this exquisitely done.” [...]
Journal: Gender Studies
- Issue Year: 2006
- Issue No: 05
- Page Range: 240-253
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
