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A single man / Christopher Isherwood.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2001.Edition: 1st University of Minnesota Press edDescription: 186 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0816638624 (pbk. : acidfree paper)
  • 9780816638628 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: After the sudden death of his longtime lover, George must adjust to life on his own as a professor in Southern California in the early 1960s. During the course of an ordinary day, George is haunted by memories as he seeks connections with the world around him--Publisher's description.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Fiction Isherwood, Christopher Available 33111006196204
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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.

After the sudden death of his longtime lover, George must adjust to life on his own as a professor in Southern California in the early 1960s. During the course of an ordinary day, George is haunted by memories as he seeks connections with the world around him--Publisher's description.

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