A Single Man
A Novel
$26.90
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
11 June 2013
Summary
When Christopher Isherwood’s A Single Man first appeared, it shocked many with its frank, sympathetic, and moving portrayal of a gay man in maturity. Isherwood’s favorite of his own novels, it now stands as a classic lyric meditation on life as an outsider.
Welcome to sunny suburban 1960s Southern California. George is a gay middle-aged English professor, adjusting to solitude after the tragic death of his young partner. He is determined to persist in the rou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780374533878 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0374533873 |
| Author: | Christopher Isherwood |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 11 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 168g |
| Dimensions: | 209mm x 139mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Picador Modern Classics |
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Critics Review
Isherwood’s A Single Man , published in 1964, is one of the first and best novels of the modern gay liberation movement.
“An absolutely devastating, unnerving, brilliant book.” –Stephen Spender
“Isherwood’s A Single Man, published in 1964, is one of the first and best novels of the modern gay liberation movement.” –Edmund White
“A testimony to Isherwood’s undiminished brilliance as a novelist.” –Anthony Burgess
About The Author
Christopher Isherwood
Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) was born in Manchester, England, and lived in Berlin from 1929 to 1933. He immigrated to the United States in 1939. A major figure in twentieth-century fiction and the gay rights movement, he wrote more than twenty books. FSG Classics presents some of his finest work, including the novels Prater Violet, A Single Man, and A Meeting by the River; the semi-autobiographical Lions and Shadows; and the memoir Christopher and His Kind.
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