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The Isherwood Century: Essays on the Life and Work of Christopher Isherwood
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Paperback. Best known for "The Berlin Stories" - the inspiration for the film "Cabaret" - Christopher Isherwood has always been considered both a literary and a gay pioneer. This collection contains 25 essays and interviews that offer a fresh, in-depth view of Isherwood and his legacy. Editor(s): Berg, James J.; Freeman, Chris. Num Pages: 312 pages, 7 b&w photographs, 8 drawings. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
Called “the best English prose writer of this century” by Gore Vidal, Christopher Isherwood is best known for Goodbye to Berlin—the inspiration for the musical Cabaret—but is also the author of plays, novels, and diaries. The Isherwood Century gathers twenty-four essays and interviews offering a fresh, in-depth view of Isherwood, his literary legacy, and his continuing influence as both a literary and a gay pioneer.
Called “the best English prose writer of this century” by Gore Vidal, Christopher Isherwood is best known for Goodbye to Berlin—the inspiration for the musical Cabaret—but is also the author of plays, novels, and diaries. The Isherwood Century gathers twenty-four essays and interviews offering a fresh, in-depth view of Isherwood, his literary legacy, and his continuing influence as both a literary and a gay pioneer.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299167042
SKU
V9780299167042
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99-15
About
James J. Berg is the director of the Center for Teaching and Learning for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Chris Freeman is assistant professor of English at St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota.
Reviews for The Isherwood Century: Essays on the Life and Work of Christopher Isherwood
"The Isherwood Century allows us to see [Isherwood's] long and colorful life as an expression of the freedom to reinvent oneself." - Los Angeles Times