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| Title | : | A Single Man |
| Author | : | Christopher Isherwood |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 192 pages |
| Published | : | March 20th 2001 by Univ Of Minnesota Press (first published 1964) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. LGBT. Classics. GLBT. Queer. Gay |
Christopher Isherwood
Paperback | Pages: 192 pages Rating: 4.1 | 22720 Users | 1780 Reviews
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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, determined to persist in the routines of his daily life. 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 true textures of life itself."--BOOK JACKET.Declare Books In Pursuance Of A Single Man
| Original Title: | A Single Man |
| ISBN: | 0816638624 (ISBN13: 9780816638628) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | George Falconer, Kenny Potter, Charley, Jim |
| Setting: | Los Angeles, California,1962(United States) |
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Ratings: 4.1 From 22720 Users | 1780 ReviewsCommentary Regarding Books A Single Man
So right after finishing Isherwood's "A Single Man" last night I did this terrible (or wonderful?) thing of whatching the movie based on the book. I was moved after the book, and it only got intensified after I finished the movie at 2:30 am last night. And I could not sleep until the morning. The terrible part is that I can't tell which of the two was responsible for my insomnia in the end. The wonderful part that I had not been moved in such way in a very long time."A Single Man" followsOh, Colin Firth, you are just perfect in every (single) way, and Julianne Moore, can I become you? Let me get drunk with you guys and dance to 'Green Onions' with you. What a name for a song, right? And I don't even dance.Is that Don Draper on the phone? Ask to speak to Betty! And Mary's husband, long before Downton Abbey, with Nicholas Hoult and that sweater. Where do I get one? A Nicholas Hoult, and a sweater. Let's not forget the scene with John Kortajarena and Janet Leigh--absolute
I am not sure if I am just ignorant of what the humor was like in the 60s, or if Christopher Isherwood was way ahead of his time, but this book definitely has what I would call a modern sense of humor. Its that special blend of bittersweet heartbreak, self-deprecation, and sardonic wit. I am very familiar with this type of humor from my favorite movies and television shows, but I am pleasantly surprised to find it here, in this brilliant little book that, on the surface, appears to be about
Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) was an English novelist who pioneered the writing of novels with gay themes in English literature. He was openly gay, lived with and befriended fellow gay men some of them were famous also like W. H. Auden and Truman Capote. At some points in his life, he also became friends and was mentored by E. M. Forster. In turn, when he met Ray Bradbury in a chance encounter in a bookstore, he wrote a glowing review for his The Martian Chronicles that helped launch the
Ever feel lonely? Ever lose someone irreplaceable? Feel like their absence is the lion's share of what you're carrying around in that body of yours, and the only way you can drag that collection of cells through life is by putting on a face, an act, a show?Christopher Isherwood captured that painful status in this small, marvellous book. George has lost Jim. And now George is bewilderingly alone - not melodramatically so, but the opposite. Mundanely alone. Sitting-on-the-toilet kind of alone.
I couldn't put this book down and found it absolutely fascinating to study in the context of both feminism (in the depiction of Charley) and queer theory (George and his perceptions of homosocial, and homosexual, relationships). Definitely a contender for my dissertation!!!
Rating: 4.0/5.0Genre: ClassicBook Structure:This book is around 152 pages with no chapters. The first half of the book is more focused on narration and the second half there is more dialogue than the first half."I'm like a book you have to read. A book can't read itself to you. It doesn't even know what it's about. I don't know what I'm about."I have watched the movie adaptation when it was released in 2009 and I loved it a lot but never read this book. I wanted to rewatch that movie again but
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