A Single Man

by Christopher Isherwood
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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.

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The best prose writer in English' Gore VidalCelebrated 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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Precious, based on the book Push by Sapphire, has received 6 Oscar nominations. Colin Firth has received a nomination for his work in the film A Single Man, and likewise, Janet Patterson has received a nomination for her work in the drama, Bright Star.

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by Random House Australia on 22 January 2010

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Editorial Reviews

"His key postwar work. A quarter-century ahead of its time in its portrayal of a quotidian homosexual life, it inspired a generation of gay writers in Britain and the US" - Independent

"This mix of humour and stoicism in the face of pent-up grief is essential Isherwood" - Guardian

"His own highly personal form of fiction [is one] in which simple sentences strike a note of great intimacy with the reader as if to a close personal friend, and a sense of total honesty is sought. This style, witty, observant, nostalgic, exact, was Isherwood's great contribution to modern literature" - Financial Times

"He had dazzling talents as a writer. His literary production was pre-eminent for its wit, humour, charm of style and narrative skill... A Single Man can be almost considered as his masterpiece" - Guardian, John Lehmann

"The best prose writer in English" - Gore Vidal

"A testimony to Isherwood's undiminished brilliance as a novelist." - Anthony Burgess

"One of the best novels of the modern gay liberation movement." - Edmund White

"A sad, sly report on the predicament of the human animal" - New York Times

"Lyrical and intensely moving" - Daily Telegraph

"Angry and affecting" - Independent on Sunday

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