Our Evenings

A stunning portrait of modern England from one of Britain's finest novelists. Alan Hollinghurst, Booker Prize-winning author of The Line of Beauty, delivers a dark, heartbreaking but wickedly funny panorama spanning six decades. The novel explores race, class, theatre and sexuality, love and the brutal shocks of violence, through the life of Dave Win and the rise of Giles as a powerful politician. Dave is taken to a boarding school as a teenager, where a weekend of games and encounters opens new possibilities while exposing him to envy and aggression. Over the following decades their paths diverge: Dave becomes a gifted actor facing discrimination and convention, while Giles pursues a formidable political career. Our Evenings follows Dave’s life from schoolboy and student days in London to the road with an experimental theatre company, and culminates in a late-life affair that reshapes his happiness and sense of security.

The narrative is praised for its insight into contemporary Britain and its blend of humour and sorrow. The story unfolds in settings from London to the theatre world, offering a intimate examination of identity, ambition and longing across many years.

• 496 pages
• Eerste editie, Paperback
• Pan Macmillan
• Protagonist Dave Win, actor
• Giles, ambitieuze politicus

Voorkomende kenmerken

• Sixth-decade timeline spanning six decades
• Focus on race, class, sexuality, violence
• Verhaal over schooltijd, studententijd en tournee
• Theatrale wereld en experimentele gezelschappen
• Late-life affaire verandert toekomst en geluk