'His key post-war work. A quarter-century ahead of its time in its portrayal of a quotidian homosexual life,it inspired a generation of gay writers...'- Independent
Celebrated as a masterpiece from its first publication,A Single Man is the story of George,an English professor in suburban California left heartbroken after the death of his lover,Jim.
With devastating clarity and humour,Christopher Isherwood shows George's determination to carry on,evoking the unexpected pleasures of life as well as the soul's ability to triumph over loneliness and alienation.
Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780099541288Number of pages: 176Weight: 120 gDimensions: 197 x 129 x 11 mm
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'The best prose writer in English'- Gore Vidal
'A virtuoso piece of work...courageous...powerful'- Sunday Times
'Lyrical and intensely moving'- Daily Telegraph
'A testimony to Isherwood's undiminished brilliance as a novelist'- Anthony Burgess
'His key post-war work. A quarter-century ahead of its time in its portrayal of a quotidian homosexual life,it inspired a generation of gay writers in Britain and the US'- Independent
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