by Philip Hoare
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Book Summary
About the Book: Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant A new reissue of Philip Hoares singular biography of Stephen Tennant. 'Witty and amazing … both scholarly and hilarious at the same time John Waters, New York Times Stephen Tennant was barely a being of his time. A fixture of Londons high society during the 1920s, he was once driven around town wearing a striped football jersey, a pair of earrings, silver glitter in his hair and Vaseline on his eyelids. He was a transformative, performative, gender-challenging figure a decadent and alien icon of his age, like Dorian Gray, David Bowie or
ISBN-13
9780008760304
Language
English
Binding
Trade Paper Back
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Publishing Date
2026-11-05
Total Pages
480

Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant

by Philip Hoare (Author),
Fourth Estate (Publisher)
fictionfantasyyoung adultaward winning

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Book Summary
About the Book: Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant A new reissue of Philip Hoares singular biography of Stephen Tennant. 'Witty and amazing … both scholarly and hilarious at the same time John Waters, New York Times Stephen Tennant was barely a being of his time. A fixture of Londons high society during the 1920s, he was once driven around town wearing a striped football jersey, a pair of earrings, silver glitter in his hair and Vaseline on his eyelids. He was a transformative, performative, gender-challenging figure a decadent and alien icon of his age, like Dorian Gray, David Bowie or
Book Specifications
ISBN-13
9780008760304
Language
English
Binding
Trade Paper Back
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Publishing Date
2026-11-05
Total Pages
480