Objects of Desire: A dark, moving and wickedly funny tale of art and betrayal - Couverture souple

Blackmore, Neil

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1804947822 ISBN 13 : 9781804947821

Editeur : Penguin, 2026

Synopsis

'An absolute gem. Dark, funny and iconoclastic' THE TIMES

'Razor-sharp and deeply unsettling while being endlessly entertaining. A triumph.' JENNIE GODFREY, author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS

'A delicious, literary feast. A wickedly funny and sharply relevant novel of duplicity and betrayal with a glittering cast of literary greats.' ANNA MAZZOLA, author of THE BOOK OF SECRETS

'A masterful novel, OBJECTS OF DESIRE is utterly irresistible; it’s dark and wickedly fun. One of my favourite books of the year so far.' FLORA CARR, author of THE TOWER

'A biting, unflinching study of art and deceit . . . Neil Blackmore has achieved his best work yet.' ANNIE GARTHWAITE, author of CECILY

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Hugo Hunter was the most celebrated gay novelist of the 20th century. He published two masterpieces, securing his place alongside the dazzling literary greats of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and rubbing shoulders with everyone from Truman Capote to James Baldwin, Gore Vidal and George Orwell.

But after decades of fame and excess, just as New York City enters the 1980s and awakes to the coming horror of AIDS, Hugo finds himself running out of money. Out of nowhere, he receives an extraordinary lifeline: an offer from his longtime publisher. Two million dollars, for a memoir and a new novel.
The money will solve all his problems – except for one thing. Hugo Hunter is an imposter. He stole both of his novels. Now, how far will he go to produce a third?

At once dark, moving and deliciously vicious, OBJECTS OF DESIRE traverses the 20^th century, featuring an astonishing cast of characters. It is both a colourful glimpse into the lives of the cultural elite, and a tense, gripping story of betrayal, deceit, and literary fraud.
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Praise for Neil Blackmore

'An astounding story . . . I relished every page.' SIR IAN McKELLAN

'One of the most original voices in historical fiction today.' THE TIMES

'Compellingly real.' DAILY MAIL

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Neil Blackmore is the author of five novels. His work has been acclaimed for its radical redrawing of the historical fiction form and the parameters of queer historical fiction. His third novel, The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle, was shortlisted for the Polari Prize for LGBTQ+ Fiction, and he has been celebrated as 'one of the most original voices in historical fiction today' (The Times). He lives in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1804947822
• ISBN 13: 9781804947821
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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