Hotel du Lac
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| Author | Anita Brookner |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape (UK) & Pantheon (USA) |
| Released | 6 September 1984 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 184 p. (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-679-75932-8 |
Hotel du Lac is a Booker Prize winning novel (1984) by Anita Brookner.
[edit] Plot introduction
Romantic novelist Edith Hope is staying in a hotel on the shores of Lake Geneva, where her friends have advised her to retreat following an unfortunate incident. There she meets other English visitors, including Mrs Pusey and her daughter Jennifer, and an attractive middle-aged man, Mr Neville. She rejects the possibility of a relationship with the latter when she realises he is an incorrigible womanizer.
[edit] Awards and nominations
A Booker Prize winning novel
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
The book was adapted by the BBC in 1986, starring Anna Massey as Edith Hope and Denholm Elliott as Philip Neville.
| Preceded by Life & Times of Michael K |
Man Booker Prize recipient 1984 |
Succeeded by The Bone People |
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