Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
Alan Hollinghurst
Born: May 26, 1954 (age 71)
Bio: Alan James Hollinghurst is an English novelist, poet, short story writer and translator. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 1989 Somerset Maugham Award, the 1994 James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the 2004 Booker Prize.
Known for:
- The Line of Beauty (2004)
- The Stranger’s Child (2011)
- The Swimming Pool Library (1988)
- The Folding Star (1994)
- The Spell (1998)