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A Single Man
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A Single Man

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A Single Man is an exclusive Vintage Classic that has been made into a film starring Julianne Moore and Colin Firth and directed by Tom Ford.

‘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.

‘A virtuoso piece of work…courageous…powerful’ Sunday Times

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage
Country
United Kingdom
Date
2 August 2010
Pages
160
ISBN
9780099541288

A Single Man is an exclusive Vintage Classic that has been made into a film starring Julianne Moore and Colin Firth and directed by Tom Ford.

‘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.

‘A virtuoso piece of work…courageous…powerful’ Sunday Times

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage
Country
United Kingdom
Date
2 August 2010
Pages
160
ISBN
9780099541288