Roman is the "Lonely man" first published in 1964 and filmed in by 2009th Tom by Ford (with Colin Фертом topside), - one of the known works of Ишервуда.One day from life of not young university professor recently losing the nearest man and now nescient, as and why to live farther.He is constantly surrounded by people - people that, perhaps, even love him and try exactly to understand and support. But their good intentions only compel him stronger to feel the absolute loneliness.