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" follows the life - and death - of a poet, and how history remembers him over the following century. Literary critics, relatives and historians come to very different conclusions depending on the era in which they live.

MPR's Euan Kerr recently met up with Hollinghurst

, who admits he's challenging his readers.

Hearing about Hollinghurst's novel reminded me of two other books: A.S. Byatt's "

Why? Because Hollinghurst is exploring the nature of literary life and criticism (as does A.S. Byatt) while simultaneously testing the agility of his readers - and the structure of the novel -by creating a new world with each chapter (per Italo Calvino).

You can learn more about Hollinghurst's book by clicking on the audio link below:

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Alan Hollinghurst's novel 'The Stranger's Child' follows the uneven ripples of a poet's career through almost a century.

Novel explores how history can be a fickle judge

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