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Narrator: Simon Prebble
Format: Unabridged-CD, Paperback
Publisher: Highbridge Company
Published: Dec 2009
Genre: Fiction - Gay
Retail Price: $24.95
Discs: 4
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, and determines to persist in the routines of his daily life; the course of A Single Man spans twenty-four hours in an ordinary day. An Englishman and a professor living in suburban Southern California, he is an outsider in every way, and his internal reflections and interactions with others reveal a man who loves being alive despite everyday injustices and loneliness.
Wry, suddenly manic, constantly funny, surprisingly sad, this novel catches the texture of life itself.
No need to add another comment about this extraordinary novel, but I do want to note that the reader of this audiobook, Simon Prebble, was an excellent choice. His pacing and intonation fit George perfectly.