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| Author | Christopher Isherwood |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | novel |
| Publisher | Methuen (UK) Simon & Schuster (US) |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover & paperback) |
| Pages | 186 pp |
| OCLC | 171466 |
A Single Man is a 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood.
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 is a possible allusion to CSULA, where Isherwood taught for some time. The novel is also believed to be informed by a crisis in his 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]
- ^ McCrum, Robert (20 April 2015). "The 100 best novels: No 83 – A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood (1964)". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ "Biography". isherwoodfoundation.org. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ Summers, Claude J. (1 February 2010). "A Single Man: Ford's Film / Isherwood's Novel". glbtq.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "A Single Man – Christopher Isherwood". keepingupwiththepenguins.com. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2023.