description: Nineteenth-century writer Henry James is heartbroken when his first play performs poorly in contrast to Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" and struggles with subsequent doubts about his sexual identity.
language: English
title: The Master
titlecomplete: The Master
characters: Henry James
genres: Ireland, Historical Fiction, Historical, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, British Literature, Irish Literature, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 10443
places: Rye, East Sussex, England, London, England
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Stonewall Book Award
category: Literature, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Fiction, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Roman, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Dublin Literary Award, awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: The Ferro-Grumley Awards finalist
category: Gay Fiction
publisher: Blackstone Pub