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Available
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Publication
Grove Press (1997), Edition: Edition Unstated, Paperback, 224 pages
Description
"Beyond the wonderful insights ... there is a portrait of the world in the eye of the storm between two world wars. It is a novel of awakening -- awakening to sex, yes ... but also an awakening to the presence of evil in the world and to the possibilities of love and friendship." -- The Bloomsbury Review
User reviews
LibraryThing member Wanderlust_Lost
Spender's novel on his time spent in Germany with Isherwood and Auden. This book is part fiction part non-fiction. The first half is largely just a recount of actual events and accounts of the time he spent in Germany with the aforementioned companions but the second half is largely fiction.
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terrific book it's a lovely story about love, war, friendship, and homosexuality in the early part of the 20th Century. Show Less
LibraryThing member dbsovereign
Spender's own pre-WW2 idyllic romp around 1929 Germany as war slowly encroaches.
LibraryThing member robfwalter
This is an enjoyable book, although rather inconsistent. Some of the passages, especially those that are heavy on dialogue, are awkward and with a purpose that is far from clear. Others are bright and evocative. Although none of the characters is simple, nor are they alive or engaging, particularly
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in the first part of the book. Show Less
Awards
Lambda Literary Award (Nominee — 1988)
Language
Original publication date
1988
Physical description
224 p.; 8.14 inches
ISBN
0802135242 / 9780802135247
Other editions
The Temple by Stephen Spender (Paperback)
The Temple by Stephen Spender (Hardcover)