A Single Man (novel)
Novel by Christopher Isherwood / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Single Man is a 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood.
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Author | Christopher Isherwood |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | novel |
Publisher | Methuen (UK) Simon & Schuster (US) |
Publication date | 1964 |
Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
Pages | 186 pp |
OCLC | 171466 |
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Set in Southern California during 1962, shortly after the Cuban Missile Crisis, it depicts one day in the life of George, a middle-aged Englishman who is a professor at a Los Angeles university. The university might reflect CSULA, where Christopher Isherwood taught for some time. The novel is also believed to be informed by a crisis in Isherwood's relationship with Don Bachardy.[1][2]
In 2009, fashion designer Tom Ford directed a film adaptation of the novel, with additions made to the original plot in the screenplay by David Scearce and Ford.[3] Ford also contributed a foreword to a re-release of the novel.[4]