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Christopher and His Kind
Christopher Isherwood
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Description for Christopher and His Kind
Paperback. In November 1929, the author - determined to become a 'permanent foreigner' - packed a rucksack and two suitcases and left England on a one-way ticket for Berlin. In this book, he recalls the decadence of Berlin's night scene and his route to sexual liberation. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
In November 1929, Christopher Isherwood - determined to become a 'permanent foreigner' - packed a rucksack and two suitcases and left England on a one-way ticket for Berlin. With incredible candour and wit, Isherwood recalls the decadence of Berlin's night scene and his route to sexual liberation. As the Nazis rise to power, Isherwood describes his dramatic struggle to save his partner Heinz from persecution.
In November 1929, Christopher Isherwood - determined to become a 'permanent foreigner' - packed a rucksack and two suitcases and left England on a one-way ticket for Berlin. With incredible candour and wit, Isherwood recalls the decadence of Berlin's night scene and his route to sexual liberation. As the Nazis rise to power, Isherwood describes his dramatic struggle to save his partner Heinz from persecution.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Classics
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099561071
SKU
V9780099561071
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About Christopher Isherwood
Christopher Isherwood was born in 1904. He began to write at university and later moved to Berlin, where he gave English lessons to support himself. He witnessed first hand the rise to power of Hitler and the Nazi party in Germany and some of his best works, such as Mr. Norris Changes Trains and Goodbye to Berlin, draw on these ... Read more
Reviews for Christopher and His Kind
Pepys of the bohemian quarter
New York Sun
The best prose writer in English
Gore Vidal Indispensable for admirers of this truly masterly writer
New York Times
Christopher and His Kind is written with the lucidity, the intelligence, and the wit that we have come to expect from Isherwood at his best
New Statesman ... Read more
New York Sun
The best prose writer in English
Gore Vidal Indispensable for admirers of this truly masterly writer
New York Times
Christopher and His Kind is written with the lucidity, the intelligence, and the wit that we have come to expect from Isherwood at his best
New Statesman ... Read more