{"product_id":"a-single-man-christopher-isherwood-9780374533878","title":"A Single Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Christopher Isherwood's \u003ci\u003eA Single Man \u003c\/i\u003efirst appeared, it shocked many with its frank, sympathetic, and moving portrayal of a gay man in maturity. Isherwood's favorite of his own novels, it now stands as a classic lyric meditation on life as an outsider. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to sunny suburban 1960s Southern California. George is a gay middle-aged English professor, adjusting to solitude after the tragic death of his young partner. He is determined to persist in the routines of his former life. \u003ci\u003eA Single Man \u003c\/i\u003efollows him over the course of an ordinary twenty-four hours. Behind his British reserve, tides of grief, rage, and loneliness surge--but what is revealed is a man who loves being alive despite all the everyday injustices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Isherwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374533873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374533878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.21h x 5.48w x 0.52d","brand":"Christopher Isherwood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050158223615,"sku":"9780374533878","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eabc2a85-50a9-4d7b-b1ff-633e4a3655dc.jpg?v=1685005567","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-single-man-christopher-isherwood-9780374533878","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}