Mr Clive and Mr Page (Five Star) [Paperback]

Neil Bartlett (Author)

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Series: Five Star | Publication Date: May 1998

In 1886, an architect called Richardson built a house on the South side of Chicago. In 1985, the "Daily Mirror" reported the death of Rock Hudson. Halfway through the century that falls between these dates a man who claims his name is Mr Page sits down by his gas-fire on a snowbound Christmas Eve and sets himself the task of explaining a story that connects these apparently unconnected events. Neil Bartlett's new novel spins a dark and erotic web of conjecture in the gaps of history. It takes its reader from the brittle glamour of the twenties into the violent repression of the fifties; from Mayfair dining rooms to the steam room of a gentlemen's Turkish Bath; from the ordinary world of Mr Page into the strange and unsettling world of the black-haired, well-dressed and immensely wealthy Mr Clive.

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About the Author

Born in 1958, Neil Bartlett has spent twenty-five years at the cutting edge of British gay culture. His ground-breaking study of Oscar Wilde, Who Was That Man? paved the way for a queer re-imagining of history; his first novel, Ready To Catch Him Should He Fall, was voted Capital Gay Book of The Year; his second, Mr Clive and Mr Page, was nominated for the Whitbread Prize. Both have since been translated into five European languages. Listing him as one of the country's fifty most significant gay cultural figures, the Independent said "Brilliant,beautiful, mischievous; few men can match Bartlett for the breadth of his exploration of gay sensibility". He also works as a director, and in 2000 was awarded an OBE for services to the theatre.

Product Details

• Paperback: 207 pages
• Publisher: Serpents Tail (May 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1852425873
• ISBN-13: 978-1852425876
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,706,517 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Neil Bartlett was born in 1958. He works as a theatre and opera director as well as an author. His work in the theatre includes productions for the RSC, the National and the Royal Court as well as several controversial solo performance pieces. From 1994-2005 he was Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith in London; in 2000 he was awarded an OBE for his work in the theatre. Neil's first book, Who Was That Man? was a groundbreaking re-assessment of Oscar Wilde.

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This review is from: Mr Clive and Mr Page (Five Star) (Paperback)

BEWARE!!! This novel appears word for word under another title: The House on Brooke Street. I bought both, not knowing I was being ripped off. There is no indication in either book that they are identical.