book-informationA Single Man (1)AuthorChristopher IsherwoodGenreLiterary Fiction, LGBTQ+ Literature, Modernist Fiction, Psychological FictionSynopsisSet in 1960s Los Angeles, this intimate novel follows George, a middle-aged English professor, through a single day as he navigates life after the sudden death of his longtime partner, Jim. With profound elegance and emotional precision, Isherwood captures George's grief, his observations of American suburban life, and his struggle to find meaning in a world that refuses to acknowledge his loss. A masterpiece of queer literature that transforms an ordinary day into a meditation on love, mortality, and human connection.