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1964•158 pages•Published•SPA•User Reviews

A single man

4.5/ 5
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Classic fiction. The best prose writer in English' Gore Vidal Celebrated as a masterpiece from its first publication, A Single Man is the story of George Falconer, 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.

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FictionGay menLoss (Psychology)GriefMiddle-aged menFiction in EnglishGay college teachersBritish and irish fiction (fictional works by one author)Fiction, generalGay men, fictionFiction, psychologicalSkönlitteratur

The Swinging Light

Book Details

First Published

1964

Pages

158 pages

Rating

4.5 / 5

Ratings

4

Editions

23

Publisher

CCV

Language

SPA, ENG

Status

Published

The People Behind The Book

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