"At the start of A Single Man, George Falconer wakes up at home in the morning and drags himself despondently to the bathroom. There he stares at himself in the mirror, observing not so much a face as the expression of a predicament a dull harassed stare, a coarsened nose, a mouth dragged down by the corners into a grimace as if at the sourness of its own toxins, cheeks sagging from their anchors of muscle."
"This is a new recording with actor Alex Jennings (The Crown, A Very English Scandal) as narrator. In his clipped RP tones, he delivers a performance that hums with melancholy and buried rage. As we bear witness to George's every waking thought, action and memory, we understand the dissociative properties of grief and the masks people wear that allow them to get through the day."
Set in 1962, A Single Man follows a day in the life of 58-year-old British expat and college professor George Falconer, who mourns his partner Jim after a car accident. George moves through morning ablutions, reflections on a homophobic neighbour, a drive to work, a teaching session, a gym workout and a drink with his friend Charley. The narrative grants access to George's internal monologue, revealing existential dread, isolation, and the social suspicion he faces because of his sexuality. The audiobook features Alex Jennings as narrator, whose clipped RP tones convey melancholy and buried rage. The recording lasts 4 hours 38 minutes via Naxos Audiobooks.
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