A Meeting by the River
Subtitle: A Novel
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: Nov 19, 2013
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780374533793
Description: Isherwood's final work of fiction--an epistolary novel that explores sexual identity and Eastern mysticism After a long separation, two English brothers meet in India. Oliver, the idealistic younger brother, prepares to take his final vows as a Hindu monk. Patrick, a successful publisher with a wife and children in London and a male lover in California, has publicly admired his brother's convictions while privately criticizing his choices. First published in 1967, A Meeting by the River delicately depicts the complexity of sibling relationships--the resentment and competitiveness as well as the love and respect. Ultimately, the brothers' exposure to each other's differences deepens their awareness of themselves. In A Meeting by the River , Christopher Isherwood dramatizes the conflict between sexuality and spirituality that inspired his late writings.
Notes: Source title: A Meeting by the River: A Novel (FSG Classics)