{"product_id":"world-in-the-evening-9780374533816","title":"World in the Evening","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply introspective book about war, religion, and sexuality\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst the backdrop of World War II, \u003ci\u003eThe World in the Evening\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e When first published in 1953, \u003ci\u003eThe World in the Evening\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Isherwood\u003c\/b\u003e (1904-1986) was born outside Manchester, England. He lived in Berlin from 1929 to 1933 and emigrated from Europe to the United States in 1939. A major figure in twentieth-century fiction and the gay rights movement, he wrote more than twenty books, including \u003ci\u003eA Single Man \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGoodbye to Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460154069266,"sku":"9780374533816","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1eb9b5f9-1b21-4e29-8efa-421848d072f9.jpg?v=1730031163","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/world-in-the-evening-9780374533816","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}