{"product_id":"the-humble-lover-hardcover","title":"The Humble Lover - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdmund White\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom National Book Award-honored author Edmund White, a wildly hilarious and irreverent novel about a rich older man who falls in love with a young ballerino.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAldwych West, an eighty-year-old modern-day aristocrat living alone in his Manhattan townhouse, is used to having what he wants. And when he sets eyes on August Dupond, a strong, stunningly beautiful soloist in the New York City Ballet, he decides he must have him. Soon they strike up a closeness that falls between the blurry lines of friendship, sponsorship, and love, and August moves in with Aldwych. But eventually August starts bringing home other men, and a formidable woman in Aldwych's circle named Ernestine also takes a deep interest in the young, enchanting star. Messy entanglements and fierce rivalries ensue, and the result is an unforgettable, outrageous tragicomedy that explores the many layers of love and sexual desire as only Edmund White can.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdmund White (1940-2025) \u003c\/b\u003eauthored more than thirty works of fiction, memoir, and nonfiction, including the novels \u003ci\u003eA Boy's Own Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Our Young Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Humble Lover; \u003c\/i\u003ethe memoirs \u003ci\u003eCity Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInside a Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Unpunished Vice;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Flâneur\u003c\/i\u003e, a tour through Paris; the literary biographies \u003ci\u003eGenet \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRimbaud\u003c\/i\u003e; and many more. His most recent work, the sexual autobiography \u003ci\u003eThe Loves of My Life\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice. He received the PEN\/Saul Bellow Award for Achievement in American Fiction and the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53099578360032,"sku":"9781639730889","price":31.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/kgMHZEqucU9781639730889.webp?v=1781708314","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-humble-lover-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}