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All the Conspirators (New Directions Paperbook)
Christopher Isherwood
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Description for All the Conspirators (New Directions Paperbook)
paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. Dimension: 201 x 134. Weight in Grams: 206.
Christopher Isherwood was only twenty-one when he began his first novel, All the Conspirators. in his introduction to the American edition, Isherwood explains: “All the Conspirators records a minor engagement in what Shelley calls ‘the great war between the old and young.’ And what a war it was!” in many ways this novel (like the classic Berlin Stories) is a period piece growing out of a particular historical situation—clashes between parents and children with all their passionate moral struggles. Isherwood’s vivid portrayal of an older generation trying to hold on while a younger generation tries to wrench free still resonates ... Read more
Christopher Isherwood was only twenty-one when he began his first novel, All the Conspirators. in his introduction to the American edition, Isherwood explains: “All the Conspirators records a minor engagement in what Shelley calls ‘the great war between the old and young.’ And what a war it was!” in many ways this novel (like the classic Berlin Stories) is a period piece growing out of a particular historical situation—clashes between parents and children with all their passionate moral struggles. Isherwood’s vivid portrayal of an older generation trying to hold on while a younger generation tries to wrench free still resonates ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780811225120
SKU
V9780811225120
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About Christopher Isherwood
Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986), perhaps the first major openly gay writer to be read extensively by a wider audience, was one of the most distinguished authors of the twentieth century. His literary friendships encompassed such writers as W. H. Auden, E. M. Forster, Stephen Spender, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, and Somerset Maugham.
Reviews for All the Conspirators (New Directions Paperbook)
"A novel of adolescence, of family life among the New Poor, of atrocities witnessed at tea in the drawing room. A profound but not impartial book."
Cyril Connolly "In Isherwood’s work, a magic potion of history and invention, the voice is clear, and no matter how many times we hear it, it always seems to be speaking for the ... Read more
Cyril Connolly "In Isherwood’s work, a magic potion of history and invention, the voice is clear, and no matter how many times we hear it, it always seems to be speaking for the ... Read more