A Single Man
 

A Single Man

by Christopher Isherwood

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The author's favorite of his own novels, now back in print!
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... (read more)

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Niladri C
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Why is it that novellas, when done well, can outshine any novel for its sheer compressed brilliance? This book by Isherwood ranks way up there with Thomas Mann's "Death in Venice".

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