Any Human Heart

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by William Boyd

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Have not read the book yet. I just wanted to know if anyone here read the book SPECIFICALLY because Tom Hiddleston mentioned that it was one of his favorite books?
Deborah Franklin I have no idea who Tom Hiddleston is! I picked it up because it is mentioned as the a book that is most often recommended to the author in "Diary of a…moreI have no idea who Tom Hiddleston is! I picked it up because it is mentioned as the a book that is most often recommended to the author in "Diary of a Bookseller."(less)
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Was this novel somewhat autobiographical for Boyd?
Kathy Not likely as there’s quite an age difference between WB and his protagonist so he wouldn’t have experienced a huge amount of what went on in this nov…moreNot likely as there’s quite an age difference between WB and his protagonist so he wouldn’t have experienced a huge amount of what went on in this novel. An interview I read with WB said that William Gerhardie, a 1920s author, was the “key model for Mountstuart”.(less)
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