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Alan james hollinghurst frsl born 26 may 1954 is an english novelist, poet, short story writer and translator. A few pages into alan hollinghursts novel, something remarkable happens. Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips. Everyone who has read the line of beauty will recall the party at which the young protagonist, nick guest, dances with mrs thatcher. Set in the united kingdom in the early to mid1980s, the story surrounds the postoxford life of.
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