Glasshouse Port Macquarie and Mid North Coast Co-operative Library Service present:
Alan Hollinghurst: Our Evenings
A tender portrait of an English life from the 60s to today
The seventh novel of beloved chronicler of English life Alan Hollinghurst, Our Evenings, takes a life span as its material.
From the perspective of late middle age, Dave Win reflects on his life, from his childhood through to the self-discovery of the theatre stage and his attempt to understand his Burmese heritage. As a delicate exploration of identity, race, class and sexuality over a lifetime, this novel hones the craft of one of the finest writers of our age with tenderness and pleasure.
Credited with bringing queer literature to the mainstream with his Booker Prize– winning A Line of Beauty, Alan reflects on the complexity of self-exploration with Georgina Godwin.
Alan Hollinghurst appears thanks to the support of the Cuffley Foundation.
Supported by ARA.
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Exclusive Offer
Present your Sydney Writers’ Festival ticket or VIP Festival Pass at Book Face in Port Central or Collins Booksellers Port Macquarie to receive a 10% discount* on books by featured authors in the Live & Local Program. This exclusive offer is valid from 10am Thursday 22 May to 4pm Sunday 25 May, 2025.
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