About this title: 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 by his homosexuality. Isherwood explores the depths of the human soul and its ability to triumph over loneliness, alienation and loss.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Methuen Publishing Company (Dump
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780417028507ISBN:0417028504
Description: Acceptable. A tan to the page edges. A few creases to the spine and cover of the book. (HENCE acceptable) Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mandarin
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780413596307ISBN:0413596303
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Edition: Reprint
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Methuen, London
Date Published: 1965
Description: VG hardback in Good price-clipped dustjacket. Dust jacket a little yellowed, with slight wear to edges and surface damage on front flap. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Methuen and Co., London
Date Published: 1964
Description: 158p., first British edition, dj. This novel "of one man, during one day in 1962, in and around Los Angeles" (dj) is Young 1976*. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780749399009ISBN:0749399007
Description: New. After the death of his boyfriend, George, an English don at the Californian University, becomes tormented with sexual cravings. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mandarin
Date Published: 13/03/1986
ISBN-13:9780413596307ISBN:0413596303
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mandarin
Date Published: 13/03/1986
ISBN-13:9780413596307ISBN:0413596303
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
"This is one of those books that came to me by chance. And thank goodness it did!!
The truth (and humor) of this middle-aged, a bit eccentric, British literature professor is touching. From explaining the difficulties of simply waking up in the morning, to living without your partner...it's touching.
The book almost sounds like a memior, and the truthfulness of the main character is shocking. Revealing the thoughts and actions that...you wouldn't really fess up to.
"George seems very much a gay man of his time, living an open secret but not free to declare who he is or who he loved. Of course, there are too many gay men who live this way, fiercely analytical but cut off from others most of the time, sometimes because they must, or maybe because it helps them feel safe.
I'm intrigued by the third person narration that moves closer to and further from the protagonist as necessary, and that sometimes transforms into first person narration."
"I thought this was wonderful. Poignant, sharp-tongued and bittersweet. The writing style and flow are a little high-minded but, as it's from the perspective of a college professor, that's only appropriate. I'd definitely recommend this to others."
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