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Christopher isherwood 26 august 1904 4 january 1986 was an angloamerican novelist, playwright, screenwriter, autobiographer, and diarist. A single man by christopher isherwood this is a tale of grieving and redemption. A single man by christopher isherwood george is a gay middleaged english professor in suburban 1960s southern california, adjusting to solitude after the death of his partner. A single man book by christopher isherwood 14 available. With devastating clarity and humour, christopher isherwood shows georges determination to carry on, evoking the unexpected pleasures of life as well as the souls ability to triumph over. When a single man was originally published, it shocked many by its frank, sympathetic, and.
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