A Single Man (novel)
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| Author | Christopher Isherwood |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Gay novel |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Publication date | 1964 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 186 pp |
| OCLC Number | 171466 |
A Single Man is a 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood.
Set in Southern California during 1962, it depicts one day in the life of George, a middle-aged gay Englishman who is a professor at a Los Angeles university. The university George works for is based on California State University, Los Angeles, though it is named differently in the novel.[citation needed]
Isherwood dedicated the novel to Gore Vidal.
Edmund White called A Single Man "one of the first and best novels of the modern gay liberation movement."[1]
In 2008, fashion designer Tom Ford directed a film adaptation of the novel. The film, starring Colin Firth as George, premiered at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. It was nominated for the Golden Lion and Firth won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor.[2] It has also received three Golden Globes nominations.
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[edit] Characters
- George
- Mr. Strunk
- Mrs. Strunk
- Mr. Garfein
- Mrs. Garfein
- Charlotte
[edit] Notes
- ^ White, "Pool in Rocks by the Sea", 347.
- ^ "66th Venice International Film Festival Official Awards". labiennale.org. http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/festival/premi/. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
[edit] References
- White, Edmund. "Pool in Rocks by the Sea: Isherwood and Bachardy." Artforum, February 1992. Reprinted in The Burning Library: Essays. Vintage, 1995, 345-349.
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