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      World in the Evening

      by Christopher Isherwood
      Published
      Oct 1988
      Main Genre
      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      312
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      A deeply introspective book about war, religion, and sexuality

      Against the backdrop of World War II, The World in the Evening charts the emotional development of Stephen Monk, an aimless Englishman living in California. After his second marriage suddenly ends, Stephen finds himself living with a relative in a small Pennsylvania Quaker town, haunted by memories of his prewar affair with a younger man during a visit to the Canary Islands. The world traveler comes to a gradual understanding of himself and of his newly adopted homeland.

      When first published in 1953, The World in the Evening was notable for its clear-eyed depiction of European and American mores, sexuality, and religion. Today, readers herald Christopher Isherwood's frank portrayal of bisexuality and his early appreciation of low and high camp.

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      General Fiction

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      Historical

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      First Edition Oct 1988 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN13 9780374520885 ISBN10 0374520887
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      Feb 1979 Avon ISBN13 9780380018574 ISBN10 0380018578
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      Dec 1999 University of Minnesota Press ISBN13 9780816633708 ISBN10 0816633703
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      Nov 2012 Vintage (UK) ISBN13 9780099561149 ISBN10 009956114X
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      Nov 2013 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN13 9780374533816 ISBN10 0374533814
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      Nov 2013 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN10 B00DA7IVRY
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      Nov 2013 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN13 9780374711061 ISBN10 0374711062
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