London Triptych

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Historical tapestry of gay London's evolving landscape.

If you're drawn to the rich intermingling of art, history, and sexuality, "London Triptych" could captivate you with its exploration of queer life in London over different eras. Kemp weaves the stories of three men with nuance and depth, each narrative revealing the shifting tides of society's attitudes towards homosexuality. It's a mosaic of passion and struggle that offers a resonant look at the enduring human quest for identity and connection.

  • The Polari Prize Nominee for First Book (2011)
  • Authors' Club Best First Novel Award (2011)
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London Triptych

Regular price RM40.25 MYR
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ISBN: 9781551525020
Authors: Jonathan Kemp
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Date of Publication: 2013-04-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: LGBTQ+, War
Goodreads rating: 3.85
(rated by 1289 readers)

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London itself is as powerful a presence here as the three gay men whose lives it absorbs. Vivid and visceral, London Triptych cuts deep to reveal the hidden layers of a secret history. Rent 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. 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. 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 the politics and pleasures of queer life in one of the world's most fascinating cities. Jonathan Kemp lives in London, where he currently teaches creative writing at Birkbeck College. London Triptych, his first novel, was published in the United Kingdom in 2010 and won the Authors' Club Best First
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Historical tapestry of gay London's evolving landscape.

If you're drawn to the rich intermingling of art, history, and sexuality, "London Triptych" could captivate you with its exploration of queer life in London over different eras. Kemp weaves the stories of three men with nuance and depth, each narrative revealing the shifting tides of society's attitudes towards homosexuality. It's a mosaic of passion and struggle that offers a resonant look at the enduring human quest for identity and connection.

  • The Polari Prize Nominee for First Book (2011)
  • Authors' Club Best First Novel Award (2011)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.