Alan Hollinghurst — The Sparsholt Affair

London, Picador, 2017. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition, first impression of Hollinghurst's respected inter-generational novel, in lovely condition. An incredibly smart first edition, first impression of the 'Foyles Exclusive Edition', with complete number line, and signed by the author.In original, unclipped dust wrapper.'The Sparsholt Affair' traces the lives of father and son David and Johnny Sparsholt, focusing on the social and cultural backdrops of their respective adolescence experiences, and utilising this as a lens through which to explore changing attitudes towards homosexuality in England.English award-winning writer and translator Sir Alan Hollinghurst, who was awarded with the Booker prize twice - once for 'The Line of Beauty' in 2004, and once for 'The Stranger's Child' in 2011. Bound in original red cloth. In original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, in lovely condition. Very slight bumping to head and tail. Author's signature to front free endpaper. Very slight shelf wear to dust wrapper. 'Signed Exclusive Edition Foyles' sticker to dust wrapper front cover. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.