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Christopher Isherwood. "When A Single Man was originally published, it shocked many by its frank, sympathetic, and moving portrayal of a gay man in midlife. George, the protagonist, is adjusting to life on his own after the sudden death of his partner, determined to persist in the routines of his daily life. An Englishman and a professor living ...
CIFF 2009: "A Single Man" (Tom Ford, USA) George Falconer, ein in Los Angeles tätiger Englischprofessor, trauert um seinen Partner Jim und hat zunehmend Schwierigkeiten, mit dem Leben fertig zu werden. Im Laufe eines Tages kommt es zu Ereignissen und Begegnungen, die ihn vor die Frage stellen, ob es für ihn eine Zukunft in dieser Welt gibt.
Summary. Celebrated as a masterpiece from its first publication, A Single Man is the story of George, an English professor in suburban California left heartbroken after the death of his lover, Jim. With devastating clarity and humour, Isherwood shows George's determination to carry on, evoking the unexpected pleasures of life as well as the ...
A Single Man Taschenbuch – 4. Februar 2010. Englisch Ausgabe von Christopher Isherwood (Autor) 4,3 1.450 Sternebewertungen. Alle Formate und Editionen anzeigen. In this brilliantly perceptive novel, a middle aged professor living in California is alienated from his students by differences in age and nationality, and from the rest of society ...
28. Dez. 2023 · Overall Thoughts. This book is a magnificent one. It’s very short, only 186 pages, which feel much longer — not because the story is boring, but because Isherwood managed to tell us so much in that short format. The prose is economical, yet poetic at times. I highly recommend reading A Single Man — you won’t regret it.
Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, A SINGLE MAN is the story of a British college professor (Academy Award® nominee* Colin Firth) who is struggling to find meaning to his life after the death of his long time partner. The story is a romantic tale of love interrupted, the isolation that is an inherent part of the human condition, and, ultimately, the ...
The life of George Falconer, a British college professor, is reeling with the recent and sudden loss of his longtime partner. This traumatic event makes George challenge his own will to live as he seeks the console of his close girl friend Charley, who is struggling with her own questions about life.
