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London Triptych Reprint Edition
Author(s): Jonathan Kemp (Author)
- Publisher: Myriad Editions
- Publication Date: 19 Aug. 2010
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Print length: 290 pages
- ISBN-10: 0956251536
- ISBN-13: 9780956251534
Book Description
Three men, three lives and three eras sinuously entwine in a dark startling and unsettling narrative of sex, exploitation and dependence set against London’s strangely constant gay underworld. Rent boys, models, aristocrats, artists and gangsters populate this bold debut novel as the lives and loves of three men interweave in three distinct and pertinent historical periods.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘Despite reaching across a century, Kemp’s characters are believable and down to earth; the focus is not on period setting but on dialogue. A thoroughly absorbing and pacy read… a fresh angle on gay life and on the oldest profession.’ –Time Out
‘Kemp’s language is beautiful; his characters are carefully drawn and the dialogue engaging. The narratives overlap and are all the more moving for their subtlety. Drawing inspiration from the life and work of Oscar Wilde, just as Michael Cunningham’s The Hours drew from Virginia Woolf, London Triptych is a touching and engrossing read.’ –Attitude
‘By turns explicit and energetic, Kemp’s forceful prose uncompromisingly draws the reader in. A strange, squalid, rather interesting book.’ –Metro
About the Author
Jonathan Kemp teaches creative writing, literature and queer theory. He also DJs. Originally from the North, he has lived in London for twenty years.
