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Christopher Isherwood’s The World in the Evening unfolds against the backdrop of World II, depicting the emotional journey of Stephen Monk, an English expatriate living in California. Following the abrupt end of his second marriage, Stephen moves to a small Quaker community in Pennsylvania, where he is compelled to confront his past. Haunted by memories of a prewar affair with a younger man during a visit to the Canary Islands, he slowly gains insight into his own identity and into the culture of his newly adopted homeland. The novel weaves themes of love, displacement, and self‑discovery within the contrasting settings of California and Pennsylvania.
First publish date: 1954
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Christopher Isherwood
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