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A Single Man

A Single Man

by Christopher Isherwood
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About this book

When A Single Man was originally published, it shocked many by its frank, sympathetic, and moving portrayal of a gay man in midlife. George, the protagonist, is adjusting to life on his own after the sudden death of his partner, and determines to persist in the routines of his daily life: the course of A Single Man spans twenty-four hours in an ordinary day. An Englishman and a professor living in suburban Southern California, he is an outsider in every way, and his internal reflections and interactions with others reveal a man who loves being alive despite everyday injustices and loneliness. Wry, suddenly manic, constantly funny, surprisingly sad, this novel catches the texture of life itself.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780816638628
ISBN10 0816638624
Series/Work OL51203W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Univ Of Minnesota Press
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author) Fiction Fiction, general Fiction in English Fiction, psychological Gay college teachers Gay men Gay men, fiction Gay teachers Grief Homosexuella män LGBTQ novels before Stonewall Loss (Psychology) Middle-aged gay men Middle-aged men Skönlitteratur

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