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The Hotel
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General FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781025724546
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Hotel is the debut novel by the celebrated Anglo-Irish author Elizabeth Bowen, offering a sophisticated and sharp-witted exploration of the English upper-middle class at leisure. Set in a grand hotel on the picturesque Italian Riviera during the 1920s, the narrative centers on a group of English tourists whose lives intersect within the confined, highly scrutinized social environment of their holiday retreat. At the heart of the story is Sydney Warren, a young woman navigating the complexities of emotional attachment, social expectation, and her own intellectual independence.
Through Bowen's masterful use of dialogue and psychological insight, the novel dissects the subtle power struggles and romantic entanglements of its varied cast. As guests engage in a series of social maneuvers, the author reveals the anxieties and hidden tensions beneath the surface of polite conversation. The Hotel serves as a brilliant comedy of manners, marking the beginning of Bowen's distinguished career. It remains a compelling study of human behavior, capturing the fleeting nature of connections and the stifling atmosphere of Edwardian-rooted social structures in transition. This work is an essential read for those interested in early 20th-century modernist literature and the delicate art of the psychological novel.
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