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The Berlin stories
by Christopher Isherwood
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180 editions published between 1935 and 2010 in 11 languages and held by 2,202 libraries worldwide The Sally Bowles character was the subject of a play, I am a camera; and a musical, Cabaret.
A single man
by Christopher Isherwood
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86 editions published between 1964 and 2010 in 12 languages and held by 1,671 libraries worldwide After the sudden death of his longtime lover, George must adjust to life on his own as a professor in Southern California in the early 1960s. During the course of an ordinary day, George is haunted by memories as he seeks connections with the world around him--Publisher's description.
Christopher and his kind, 1929-1939
by Christopher Isherwood
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39 editions published between 1975 and 1996 in English and held by 1,509 libraries worldwide
The song of God: Bhagavad-gita
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66 editions published between 1944 and 2005 in English and held by 1,327 libraries worldwide Presents selections from Bhagavad-gita.
Prater Violet
by Christopher Isherwood
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92 editions published between 1945 and 2010 in 10 languages and held by 1,275 libraries worldwide "Prater Violet is a stingingly satirical novel about the film industry, centering around the production of the vacuous fictional melodrama Prater Violet. The film, set in nineteenth-entury Vienna, provides ironic counterpoint to tragic events as Hitler annexes the real Vienna od the 1930's. Originally published in 1945, the novel features the vivid portraits of imperious, passionate, and witty Austrian director Friedrich Bergmann, and his disciple, a genial young screenwriter-- the fictionalized Christopher Isherwood "--Container.
Goodbye to Berlin
by Christopher Isherwood
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178 editions published between 1900 and 2007 in 19 languages and held by 1,239 libraries worldwide Christopher Isherwood is the narrator of 'Goodbye to Berlin'. His story obliquely evokes the gathering storm in Berlin before and just after the rise to power of the Nazis, as seen through the eyes of a series of individuals: his landlady, Fraulein Schroeder; Sally Bowles, the English upper-class waif; the Nowaks, a struggling working-class family; and the Landauers, a wealthy family of Jewish store owners, whose lives are about to be ruined.
Plays and other dramatic writings by W.H. Auden, 1928-1938
by W. H Auden
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6 editions published between 1988 and 1989 in English and held by 1,215 libraries worldwide
Down there on a visit
by Christopher Isherwood
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61 editions published between 1952 and 2006 in 8 languages and held by 1,194 libraries worldwide "A bemused, sometimes acid portrait of people caught in private sexual hells of their own making. Four episodes are connected by four narrators, all of who are called "Christopher Isherwood." Yet each is a different character inhabiting a new setting; Berlin in 1928, the Greek Isles in 1933, London in 1938, and California in 1940." -- Back cover.
Lions and shadows : an education in the twenties
by Christopher Isherwood
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71 editions published between 1938 and 2000 in English and Japanese and held by 1,138 libraries worldwide Selvbiografisk roman om en forfatters udvikling.
Kathleen and Frank
by Christopher Isherwood
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29 editions published between 1971 and 2000 in English and held by 1,099 libraries worldwide Om Christopher Isherwoods forældre, Frank og Kathleen.
A meeting by the river
by Christopher Isherwood
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36 editions published between 1967 and 2001 in 5 languages and held by 1,084 libraries worldwide "Two English brothers meet, after a long separation, in India. Oliver, the idealistic younger brother, prepares to take his final vows as a Hindu monk. Patrick, a successful publisher with a wife and children in London and a male lover in California, has publicly admired his brother's convictions while privately criticizing his choices. First published in 1967, A Meeting by the River delicately depicts the complexity of sibling relationships - the resentment and competitiveness as well as the love and respect."--BOOK JACKET.
My guru and his disciple
by Christopher Isherwood
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37 editions published between 1980 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 1,017 libraries worldwide
All the conspirators; a novel
by Christopher Isherwood
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50 editions published between 1928 and 2000 in 4 languages and held by 977 libraries worldwide
Ramakrishna and his disciples
by Christopher Isherwood
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34 editions published between 1965 and 1997 in 5 languages and held by 972 libraries worldwide
Vedanta for the Western world
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27 editions published between 1945 and 1973 in English and held by 968 libraries worldwide
Jacob's hands
by Aldous Huxley
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11 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in English and German and held by 944 libraries worldwide A crippled woman who is cured by a healer has him fall in love, then unscrupulously exploits his talent to enrich herself. The novel is based on a film treatment which was written by Huxley and Isherwood while in Hollywood in the 1920s.
The world in the evening
by Christopher Isherwood
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48 editions published between 1952 and 1999 in 5 languages and held by 890 libraries worldwide "Against the backdrop of World War II, The World in the Evening charts the emotional development of Stephen Monk, an aimless Englishman living in California. After his second marriage suddenly ends, Stephen finds himself living with a relative in a small Pennsylvania Quaker town, haunted by memories of his prewar affair with a younger man during a visit to the Canary Islands. The world traveler comes to a gradual understanding of himself and of his newly adopted homeland."--BOOK JACKET.
The memorial; portrait of a family
by Christopher Isherwood
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38 editions published between 1932 and 1999 in English and held by 857 libraries worldwide Fra tiden efter 1. verdenskrig om 2 generationer af en familie.
Journey to a war
by W. H Auden
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28 editions published between 1939 and 2003 in 5 languages and held by 855 libraries worldwide Le 28 février 1938, Auden et Isherwood quittent Hong Kong pour Canton. Ils décident d'écrire un récit de voyage sur l'Orient durant la guerre sino-japonaise qui a éclaté en août 1937.
Diaries
by Christopher Isherwood
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34 editions published between 1996 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 841 libraries worldwide more
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American drama Auden, W. H.--1907-1973 Authors, English Authors, English--Family relationships Authorship Autobiographical fiction, English Biography British California California--Los Angeles College teachers Criticism, interpretation, etc. Diaries Drama England Families Feature films Fiction Fiction--Authorship Fiction films Film adaptations Friendship Gay men Germany Germany--Berlin Great Britain Grief Gurus History Homes India Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Intellectual life Isherwood, Christopher,--1904-1986 Literature Loneliness Loss (Psychology) Manners and customs Middle-aged men Novelists, English Poets, English Prabhavananda,--Swami,--1893-1976 Psychological fiction Records and correspondence Religion Sensitivity (Personality trait) Travel United States Vedanta Video recordings--for the hearing impaired
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Alternative Names
Bradshaw Isherwood, Christopher W.
Bradshaw-Isherwood, Christopher W. 1904-1986
Bradshaw-Isherwood, Christopher William, 1904-1986
Isherwood, Christophe William Bradshaw
Isherwood, Christopher
Isherwood, Christopher W. Bradshaw
Isherwood, Christopher William 1904-1986
Isherwood, Christopher William Bradshaw
Isherwood, Christopher William Bradshaw 1904-1986
אישרווד, כריסטופר אישרווד, כריסטופר伊薛伍德 Languages
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