London Triptych
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.35 (655 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 155152502X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Skillfully woven into the characters’ development are atmospheric descriptions of the travails of gay lifewitch hunts, police harassment, trials Snappy dialogue and unique perspectives make London Triptych a compelling, easy read about politics and pleasure in London." EDGE"Elegantly written, this novel, first published in the UK and winner of the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award, is for readers who appreciate period detail and historical context about the gay male experience." Library Journal"Prostitution, prison, and the police are recurring themes in Jonathan Kemp’s ambitious and intricate first novel a fine and finally elegiac book." Towleroad
A century later in 1998, David tells his own tale of unashamed decadence from prison, recalling life as a young man arriving in the city in the mid-'80s just as the scourge of AIDS hit. "London itself is as powerful a presence here as the three gay men whose lives it absorbs." —The Times Literary Supplement"Vivid and visceral, London Triptych cuts deep to reveal the hidden layers of a secret history." —Jake Arnott, author of The Long FirmRent boys, aristocrats, artists, and criminals populate this sweeping novel in which author Jonathan Kemp skillfully interweaves the lives and loves of three very different men in gay London across the decades.In the 1890s, a young man named Jack apprentices as a rent boy and discovers a life of pleasure and excess that leads to new friendships, most notably with the soon-to-be-infamous Oscar Wilde. Where their paths cross, in the politically sensitive 1950s, when gay men were the target of police and politicians alike, the artist Colin tentatively explores his sexuality while working on his painting "London Triptych."Moodily atmospheric and rich with history, London Triptych is a sexy, resplendent portrait of t
Foster Corbin said Sex in the City: A Beatifully Written Novel. Jonathan Kemp's novel LONDON TRIPTYCH is one of the most beautifully-written erotic novels I have read in years. The only book I can think of that contains such comparable language would be another fine novel of several years ago, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME. First of all, the title has a double meaning as it refers to both a painting that one of the characters Colin Read completes as well as the three interwoven stories set in 1895, 195Sex in the City: A Beatifully Written Novel Foster Corbin Jonathan Kemp's novel LONDON TRIPTYCH is one of the most beautifully-written erotic novels I have read in years. The only book I can think of that contains such comparable language would be another fine novel of several years ago, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME. First of all, the title has a double meaning as it refers to both a painting that one of the characters Colin Read completes as well as the three interwoven stories set in 1895, 1954 and 1998 wi. and 1998 wi. "A Nice Merging of Touching and Difficult Stories" according to Teejay. At a recent book group of varied-aged gay men, so many of the younger guys bemoaned the plots of novels like AMERICAN STUDIES, DANCER FROM THE DANCE and assorted Edmund White books that depict the difficult earlier and / or current lives of gay men in the pre-Stonewall and latter 20th century eras. Why is everyone so desperate, so unhappy, so lonely? Those young men would feel a bit of the same way about the characters in LONDON TRIPTYCH,Three. Brilliant novel Dog Friendly I just happened across this novel. The premise is similar to The Hours. Three stories in different time periods interwoven with three gay male protagonists. Not only are the three protagonists involving but it also sheds light on the changing attitudes toward homosexuality over the years. Highly recommended.