Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood (English) Paperback Book

Description: Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood Isherwoods classic story of Berlin in the 1930s - and the inspiration for Cabaret - now in a stand-alone edition. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description VINTAGE DECO- Nine blazing, daring novels to celebrate the 1920s - 100 years on.Im the type which every man imagines he wants, until he gets me; and then he finds he doesnt really, after allGoodbye to Berlin is the novella that inspired Cabaret, evoking the glamour and sleaze, excess and repression of Berlin society. Isherwood shows the lives of people under threat from the rise of the Nazis- a wealthy Jewish heiress, Natalia Landauer, a gay couple, Peter and Otto, and an English upper-class waif, the divinely decadent Sally Bowles.VINTAGE DECO- Nine blazing, daring novels to celebrate the 1920s - 100 years on. Author Biography Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) was one of the most celebrated writers of his generation. He left Cambridge without graduating, briefly studied medicine and then turned to writing his first novels, All the Conspirators and The Memorial. Between 1929 and 1939 he lived mainly abroad, spending four years in Berlin and writing the novels Mr Norris Changes Trains and Goodbye to Berlin on which the musical Cabaret was based. He moved to America in 1939, becoming a US citizen in 1946, and wrote another five novels, including Down There on a Visit and A Single Man, a travel book about South America and a biography of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. In the late 1960s and 70s he turned to autobiographical works- Kathleen and Frank, Christopher and His Kind, My Guru and His Disciple and October, one month of his diary with drawings by Don Bachardy. Review In Isherwoods 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 first time.--Howard Moss "The New York Times Book Review"Sally Bowles took center stage in the books musical adaptation, Cabaret, but the theatrical version cant match the power and richness of the original.-- "Time (100 Best English-Language Novels of the 20th-Century)" Promotional "Headline" VINTAGE DECO- Nine blazing, daring novels to celebrate the 1920s - 100 years on. Details ISBN1784878103 Author Christopher Isherwood Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1784878103 ISBN-13 9781784878108 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-10-06 UK Release Date 2022-10-06 Pages 272 Series Vintage Deco Imprint Vintage Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2022-10-06 NZ Release Date 2022-10-06 Publisher Vintage Publishing DEWEY 823.912 Audience General Alternative 9781448103461 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:140079849;

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